Eliminate school police for budget savings- Critique

            Almost all schools now are required to have a police officer on duty for protection of the student’s safety, and maintaining order throughout the school. However Scott Henson writer of  the Blog “Grits for Breakfast” thinks otherwise in his blog posting. He states that if there are budget cuts to be made in the school district the non- teacher jobs should be cut first. Mainly stressing on the schools’ police officers and other non teacher jobs that are less important when it comes to teaching the actual curriculum to the students. In Henson’s opinion he believes that schools were functioning well (or in a good standing) without police officers patrolling the schools when he was in school, so there should not be any need for them now. He states that in the last 20 years in Texas public schools have increased the campus police officers, which he thinks is unnecessary.  In my opinion I believe it entirely depends on the school district and the behavior of the students who attend the school. Without the campus police more responsibility will be put in the teacher’s hands when it comes to disciplining the students and making sure everyone is safe. But however I do agree with Henson on the terms of eliminating more non teacher jobs, and preserving the teaching position. A benefit that should result of this is the teachers’ salary should increase by a little, since they will be faced with more duties and responsibilities.