Tony Thurmond discusses how police on school campuses affect a student's safety

State Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond, on Wednesday, announced he has put together a task force aimed at school safety in public schools.

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS-- TONY THURMOND-- SAID RECENT RACIAL TENSIONSTHROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HAVELED TO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THEROLES OF OFFICERS ONCAMPUS."AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARDMEMBER, ISPENT 4 YEARS WORKING CLOSELYWITH SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERSFROM MORE THAN 6 DIFFERENTJURISDICTIONS.

THAT WAS A VERYPOSITIVEEXPERIENCE.I'VE ALREADY SEEN DATA THATSHOWS INMANY CASES, WHEN THERE AREPOLICE ON CAMPUS, THIS RESULTSIN MORESUSPENSIONS OR ARRESTS OF OURSTUDENTS, AND IN PARTICULARAFRICANAMERICAN STUDENTS AND OTHERSTUDENTS OF COLOR.

THIS IS ACONDITION THAT MUSTBE CHANGED."THURMOND SAID HE'S CREATED ATASK FORCE THAT WILL MEET NEXTTUESDAY TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OFPOLICE ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES.HE SAID THE STATE WILL LOOK INTOWHETHER OR NOT HAVINGPOLICE ON CAMPUSES ACTUALLY DOESLEAD TO SAFETY