‘They’re breaking the law, plain and simple’: State senator calls out MPS [Video]

The debate over police in Milwaukee Public Schools has returned. A new state law requires officers to return to the classroom. The district is now months behind in making that happen. When Gov. Tony Evers signed the shared revenue bill, or Act 12, into law in June 2023, the clock started ticking for MPS to put police officers, or school resource officers, back in its buildings. The school board voted to remove them in 2020 following protests. Act 12 required 25 officers to be in place by January 2024. That never happened. “It’s clear that they’re not going to be ready in time for the start of the school year. They’re breaking the law, plain and simple,” Sen. John Jagler, R-Watertown, said. The shared revenue law was designed so Milwaukee could raise its sales tax, with stipulations including school resource officers return to MPS. “They probably want more funding next …