A Phoenix group says it doesn't want Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's volunteer posse to patrol their kid's schools in the Roosevelt School District.
The school board met Tuesday night to talk about a resolution that would let Arpaio know his posse members aren't welcome at the district's 20 schools.
But Arpaio told KPHO-TV (http://bit.ly/12O8Sfl) that those schools fall within his jurisdiction, so he can do what he wants.
Arpaio recently launched a program for his volunteer armed posse members to patrol schools in unincorporated parts of Maricopa County.
The Rise of South Phoenix group says parents and students fear a patrol will turn into an immigration raid.
But Arpaio says the group is needlessly upset because the posse doesn't currently patrol schools in the Roosevelt district.
VofReason posted at 1:15 pm on Thu, Feb 21, 2013.
Now why would they fear that?
VofReason posted at 1:16 pm on Thu, Feb 21, 2013.
Has there been other schools with the same concerns? Or just the schools where they know that they are here illegally complaining?
samkat posted at 5:55 pm on Thu, Feb 21, 2013.
Your comments are dead on VOT.
mikedurham posted at 8:26 pm on Thu, Feb 21, 2013.
How can current MCSO patrol efforts be evaluated objectively and outside of political manipulation?
soricobob posted at 5:34 am on Fri, Feb 22, 2013.
My opinion of the Roosevelt School District just went up.