“They’re using some reports of colored students feeling unsafe with an officer on campus, but they’re not able to provide those reports.”
Hundreds of Bothell High School students walked out of class on Monday after the Northshore School Board voted to eliminate the school’s longtime School Resource Officer program, a decision many students say ignored overwhelming community support and misrepresented minority students.
Students estimated that roughly two-thirds of the student body participated in the demonstration, equating to hundreds of students, protesting the removal of Officer Garrett Ware, an armed Bothell Police Department officer who has served on campus since 2017. Bothell High was the last school in the district to continue retaining an SRO after Northshore eliminated the program at Woodinville High School in 2022.
Can’t wait until that school board holds their elections. Hope the people kick those 4 out !