The “High Five Friday” program aimed to bring uniformed police officers to the city’s elementary schools on Fridays to welcome students to school. The idea for the program began after a law enforcement conference in San Diego, in which High Five Fridays were promoted as a way for officers to engage with young people, WWLP reported.

 

concerns were shared that some of the students may respond negatively to a group of uniformed police officers at their school, specifically students of color, undocumented immigrants and children who may have had a negative experience with police previously.

 

Massachusetts police halt 'High Five Friday' after concerns from parents | Fox News

It's Massachewsets, what do you expect? It's like expecting Buckeyes to be able to drive well.

Seems like having the police there would help dissuade the feeling of nervousness held by some students. They would get to meet and speak or spend time with officers in a non threatening environment. Cops get to know kids and kids get to know cops on more of a personal basis...seems like a win win to me.

Cops are bad, kids. Don't trust them. :ohbrother:

I guess they dont remember Sandy Hook. If I was the police I would pull any school resource officers and use those services elsewhere.

I guess they dont remember Sandy Hook. If I was the police I would pull any school resource officers and use those services elsewhere.

 

It's not the kids fault that the adults are idiots. So they shouldn't be punished.

Seems like having the police there would help dissuade the feeling of nervousness held by some students. They would get to meet and speak or spend time with officers in a non threatening environment. Cops get to know kids and kids get to know cops on more of a personal basis...seems like a win win to me.

 

You're using common sense. That is becoming rare in our schools.

Some "Do Gooders" get so far off course.

 

Maybe they could scale it back and put some awesome officers in the schools and see what happens.

 

How is segregation a solution?

It's to often that I just find myself saying, "I don't understand".

There are factions in our country that don't want improvements between law enforcement and citizens.

Pure ignorance.

Geesh...some adults can be SOOOOO STUPID. This is the same line of thinking as...don't post an honor roll list in school because the "not as smart kids" will be embarrassed and feel uncomfortable. Or the "don't keep score" crowd because God forbid little Johnny's team get beat 54-0 and it just shatter his self worth/self esteem. Oh, and the much talked about "everybody needs to get a trophy" crowd because, you know, it's just not right that only the top team or two walk away with a trophy and crush little Janie's spirits because she played too and didn't get one cause her team was terrible. It's all on the same spectrum.

It's not the kids fault that the adults are idiots. So they shouldn't be punished.

 

Maybe, maybe if the kids are punished the adults will wake up.

Just so stupid. People are tooooooooo sensitive.

It's Massachewsets, what do you expect? It's like expecting Buckeyes to be able to drive well.

 

C'mon Doc...you have to criticize we Ohio drivers because of some idiots in Massachusetts?? Just stay out of my way on the roads and we will both be fine...