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Parents, educators urge board to repoll SRO decision and invest in mental‑health supports
Summary
Dozens of public commenters at the March 5 Charlottesville City Schools meeting urged the board to reconsider bringing school resource officers (SROs) back into schools, citing racial disparities, past harms, cost concerns and calls to prioritize mental‑health and teacher supports.
Dozens of parents, teachers and community members used the board’s public comment period on March 5 to urge Charlottesville City Schools to reopen discussion and vote on returning school resource officers (SROs) to district schools.
Speakers including Laura Goldblatt and Ian Mullins described past harms from policing in schools and asked the board to “hold another vote” before proceeding. "Bringing SROs into our schools makes us vulnerable," Goldblatt said, arguing that policing escalated discipline and retraumatized students in a district where she previously taught. Mullins, a parent and educator, said he wants resources used for more mental‑health supports rather than…
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