The Ulen Hitterdal School District was one of many districts across the state who have recently seen their school resource officers return to duty after state legislation caused them to be pulled out of schools late last year. Ulen Hitterdal Superintendent Dustin Flaten says he is excited to see them back in the building. Flatten…
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Thursday afternoon Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law that clarifies the wording in a law from last year that caused agencies to pull their School Resource Officers from school. The new law now clarifies that officers are not school employees and are not subject to the same use of force restrictions as…
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The Minnesota Legislative Session kicked off on Monday, and one subject that has taken the forefront of this year’s session is the reworking of the school resource bill from last year that caused many law enforcement agencies across the state to pull their officers from schools. Minnesota State Representative for District 04B Jim Joy says…
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Ada Police Chief Steve Hager was on Tuesday’s Kaleidoscope Program to discuss topics affecting local law enforcement. One of these topics was the recent Minnesota Legislation that has caused law enforcement agencies to pause their SRO programs. Hager discusses these laws and Attorney General Keith Ellison’s interpretation of the laws. Hager also discussed the reaction…
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Minnesota law enforcement leaders gathered at the Andover Police Department on Wednesday to call for a change to the wording of the latest Minnesota law that law enforcement thinks would prohibit the use of restraints and holds by school resource officers when dealing with disruptive students. This new law has resulted in 31 law enforcement…
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