St. Louis county Sheriff suspends SRO’s

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ISD 2142 board meeting Superintendent Reggie Engebritson told board members that the district had been notified that there won’t be officers assigned to district schools this year.

“With the new legislation on prone restraints and reasonable force, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department has determined that we need to pull the SROs from our schools, because it puts the deputies at civil or criminal liability,” Engebritson said. “They consulted with the county attorney and their advice was to end the program. We’re very disappointed because it’s been a good partnership and built good relationships with kids.”