The district has not allowed school resource officers since 2020; the plan called for a one-year pilot at Garfield High School.
SEATTLE — The Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Board of Education rejected a pilot program to reinstate school resource officers at Garfield High.
The amendment to district policy would have cleared the way for a single officer to be placed at Garfield for a one-year trial run. The board voted 5-2 against the plan.
SPS has not allowed school resource officers since the height of George Floyd protests in 2020.
District 5 board director Michelle Sarju sounded off before casting her vote.
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