school police remove

mixed debate in lexington

York.

One of the latest unofficial demands lexington protesters are discussing right now?

... no more police in public schools.

People around the country are talking about it.... and what it would mean.

Abc 36's christy bollinger examines the possibility of it happening here.

L3: top story white protesters want police-free schools l3: top story white emilie blanton jcps teacher l3: top story white protesters want police-free schools ### in recent years, people started demanding police officers be placed in schools..

In an effort to prevent shootings.

Now, protesters supporting the black lives matter movement want officers removed from schools.

Jefferson county teacher emilie blanton says last school year was the district's first without school resource officers...s-r-o's... and she didn't really notice a difference.

"for, you know, me growing up as a white person.

I was able to look and feel like police officer person to say, and not all of my students can say that.

Not all of my students have had good experiences with police officers which is not to say that all police are bad."

As for shootings...she thinks s-r-o's don't always deter them.

"i know in marjory stoneman douglas, the police officer hid the sro hid while people were killed, and i don't know what i would do if an ar 15 was in my building."

"we did have a school shooting in jcps that was prevented by our sro.

But i always point out that he was an awesome relationship building sro.

Kids looked up to him he stayed after school and coach when he really didn't have to.

That was a relationship with stopped that."

She says in her school..

She personally doesn't like the idea of having an armed, uniformed police officer.

"if you walk through a metal detector, and then see an armed police officer.

That's a lot for a kid to take in."

But she still thinks some security is necessary we asked you what you think...and got responses from both sides.

One person commented, "sure, remove police from schools, then when the next mass shooting happens do not cry about it"..

While another commented, "seriously, i'm 32 we didn't have police in schools.

This is america, not a police state."

Christy bollinger, abc 36 news.

Christy reached out to some of our area school districts to get their opinions...but hasn't heard