The idea was to appease the Black Lives Matter wing of the Democratic Party — the “mostly peaceful” types who think having officers in schools means there are more student criminals, as opposed to the more logical idea that having more cops in schools means more criminals get caught.
“Police shouldn’t be in schools,” Murphy said in a statement then that summed up the liberal case. “There are plenty of better ways to ensure that our schools are safe places to learn, and Congress needs to understand how police in schools ends up with the wrong kids getting arrested for minor disciplinary actions and resources being drained from more effective programs.”