No cops in school. Seattle School Board rejects plan to revive school resource officer program Sami West October 09, 2025 / 1:57 pm
Garfield High School will not get an armed on-campus Seattle police officer this year after all.
The Seattle School Board voted 5-2 Wednesday against reviving the controversial school engagement officer program at Garfield on a one-year trial basis.
The decision follows months of board discussions about the proposal, including several delayed votes.
It also comes more than a year after the 2023-24 school year ended in tragedy, when Garfield High School student Amarr Murphy-Paine was shot and killed in the school’s parking lot while attempting to break up a fight. (Police have still not made any arrests in connection with the shooting.)
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