As the country deals with a number of school shootings, Arizona's school chief is pushing for school resource officers to return to the Phoenix Union High School District. Tom Horne held a news conference on the issue a day before PXU is set to hold a meeting on the matter.
On Apr. 12, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne pushed for the Phoenix Union High School District to bring back School Resource Officers.re-sign an annual agreement"As the district responsibly yet courageously addresses two pandemics, racism and COVID-19, [Superintendent] Dr. [Chad] Gestson said that this is the right time for PXU to revisit and even rethink school safety," read a portion of a statement released at the time.
"Well over 70% of Phoenix Union parents believe it’s important to have a police officer in every school," said Horne. "About 10% were undecided, and the rest were unsure."
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