Why SROs are a bad idea for Salem-Keizer

Preponderance of studies & evidence show school resource officers have no impact on safety in schools and, in fact, makes students feel less safe

The right-wing slate of Salem-Keizer School Board candidates want you to believe that safety in schools is a simple equation. It goes something like this:

Schools + Police = Safety

Except that’s a made-up equation. The two elements on the left side of the equation do not add up to the element on the right. In fact, the overwhelming majority of evidence an…