Milwaukee Public Schools points blame at Milwaukee police for no officers in schools [Video]

Weeks away from 2025 and there is still no timeline on when school resource officers will be placed in Milwaukee Public Schools. State law requires at least 25 SROs be reinstated across the district. Tuesday evening, the school district hosted a community conversation on safety in MPS. Parents, guardians and school leaders crowded around several tables inside MPS headquarters near 52nd and Vliet streets in Milwaukee to brainstorm ideas about how to make schools safer. SROs were not the entire focus, but they were certainly a part of the conversation. WISN 12 News’ Kristin Pierce asked Henry Leonard, 7th District school board director, when students, parents and staff should expect SROs in the building. “I have no answers to that yet. I’m guessing that is still a money issue. I’m not sure who’s doing what. MPD doesn’t have enough staff to really put people in our buildings and have them …