Crime spikes force schools to reinstate resource officers as defund movement collapses

School districts are beginning to reinstate school resource officers after defunding such programs amid the defund the police movement

An empty classroom.

the job is"really not about being a cop." It’s instead"truly about being part of that ecosystem that you can address the safety issues, concerns that parents have, that teachers have." "I can honestly tell you as a campus law enforcement officer, it was more 90% … managing tension and figuring out problem-solving. Ten percent of it was really enforcement," Perez told Fox News Digital.

A protester holds a sign that says Defend the Police as a pro-police protesters passes through downtown Bloomington during a "Defend the Police," event in support of the police and to protest against defunding the police.

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