EAGAN, Minn. — At least two metro police departments are resuming their school resource officer programs.
Both the Eagan and White Bear police departments confirmed Thursday that they will be sending officers back to school. The Eagan PD works with School District 196, which serves 29,000 students from the cities of Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville, Coates, Empire, Lakeville, Inver Grove Heights and Vermillion Township.
The White Bear Lake Police Department serves White Bear Area Schools, which serves nearly 9,000 students from Birchwood, Gem Lake, Hugo, Lino Lakes, Little Canada, Maplewood, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake and White Bear Township. An official with the White Bear Lake PD says officers will return to school Friday, Sept. 29.
The possibility of police departments returning their officers to schools was hinted at by the chief counsel for the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) last week.
Imran S. Ali, MPPOA's general counsel, wrote a letter breaking down Attorney General Keith Ellison's revised opinion, calling it "decisive until the question involved shall be decided otherwise by court."
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Watch more local news:
Watch the latest local news from the Twin Cities and across Minnesota in our YouTube playlist:
WATCH MORE ON KARE 11+
Download the free KARE 11+ app for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and other smart TV platforms to watch more from KARE 11 anytime! The KARE 11+ app includes live streams of all of KARE 11's newscasts. You'll also find on-demand replays of newscasts; the latest from KARE 11 Investigates, Breaking the News and the Land of 10,000 Stories; exclusive programs like Verify and HeartThreads; and Minnesota sports talk from our partners at Locked On Minnesota.
- Add KARE 11+ on Roku here or by searching for KARE 11 in the Roku Channel Store.
- Add KARE 11+ on Fire TV here or by searching for KARE 11 in the Amazon App Store.
- Learn more about the KARE 11+ app for Apple TV in the Apple App Store.
- Learn more about KARE 11+ here.