Background Information
The Beaverton Human Rights Advisory Commission released a final set of recommendations on policing to the city in January 2021. Included at the end of their report was a recommendation to defund the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program. The cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro provide the on-campus police (SROs) and provide the bulk of the funding. The Beaverton School District (BSD) provides a small amount of funding as well.
The 2021-22 school year in Beaverton has been difficult to say the least. That is the message we're getting both from students and from teachers. There has been a huge increase in classroom disruptions and school violence. People in schools do not feel safe. Yet for some reason, BSD caved to the City of Beaverton and agreed to fund a huge contract to an outside firm to review the program to ensure it was in line with their Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism goals.
