(Providence, RI) -- The Providence School Board has approved a resolution asking for the removal of school resource officers, according to a report from WJAR-TV. The request is going to the Rhode Island Department of Education. Providence students rallied in April for the officers to be removed, alleging discrimination and criminalization of normal school misconduct, according to Channel 10. There have been recent complaints of excessive force used by S-R-O's against students of color or special needs in other Rhode Island districts, including Narragansett and Pawtucket. Governor Dan McKee said at the time of that April student rally that he does not support such a proposal.
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