LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A group of people gathered outside the Lake County School Board ahead of Monday’s school board meeting calling for the removal of school resource officers.
The group said they believe the resources should instead be used for other services like for nurses, school counselors and mental health assistance for students.
Lake County resident Cassandra Brown has two daughters; she spoke at the meeting on Monday. [RELATED: Deputy’s use of Taser on Eustis High School student within agency policy, sheriff’s office says] “This is unacceptable.
Men should not be fighting with children,” Brown said. The concern comes after a viral video from last month. The video shows a female student striking deputy Billy Brown at Eustis High