school resource officers

Among the hundreds of laws passed in the 2022 session of the Kentucky General Assembly that went into effect last week was House Bill 63, a measure requiring a school resource officer, or SRO, in every school in the commonwealth.

GOP leaders of Kentucky’s legislature said they would support more funding for school safety, but stop short of gun reform.

In most states, Black students are more likely to be arrested at school, and according to one expert, "There isn't much evidence indicating that police officers in schools make schools safer."

A western Kentucky county where a deadly 2018 high school shooting claimed the lives of two students is continuing to debate the funding of school…

Many people in Marshall County are expressing frustration with the county judge-executive’s proposed plan to make significant school security changes. An…

Marshall County Schools Superintendent Trent Lovett said the recent public debate regarding school safety resulted in a larger group coming to the table…