ST. PAUL, Minn. – School-based police officers have been withdrawn from at least 40 Minnesota school districts because of a new state law that forbids certain corporal interventions to maintain order. Police departments cited too much liability for officers in the law. Losing their SROs are some of the largest school districts in the state. Among agencies that have reassigned SROs in recent days:
> Anoka County sheriff.
> Anoka police.
> Apple Valley police
> Blaine police.
> Champlin police.
> Clay County sheriff.
> Coon Rapids police.
> Eagan police.
> Hennepin County sheriff.
> Maple Grove police.
> Moorhead police.
> Mounds View police.
> New Hope police.
>Plymouth police.
> Ramsey County sheriff.
> Wayzata police.
> White Bear Lake police.
Departments that for the time being are maintaining SRO services at schools: Brooklyn Park, Chaska, Edina, Faribault, Minnetonka and Shakopee.