Advocates, educators and legislators are seeking to reduce the dependence on school resource officers (SROs) for school safety and discipline and shift funding toward mental health services, arguing that SROs contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline. Despite legislative efforts to limit SRO involvement in discipline, most bills have failed, though some counties have seen success in reducing student arrests through alternative approaches.

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