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Judge Fines MPS $1000 per Day
The city of Milwaukee is facing a $1,000-a-day fine for not having police officers ready to go into the city’s schools, but the city is also getting more time to get them there.
Milwaukee County Judge David Borowski on Thursday ripped the city’s police department for not meeting his court-ordered deadline to return 25 school resource officers to MPS buildings.
"In my view, it's been the city's intent for a year and a half, either intentionally or neglectfully, to run out the clock on this type of situation. To not comply," Borowski said from the bench.
Milwaukee’s city attorney told Judge Borowski on Tuesday that the police department would not be able to comply with his order because the resource officers were not yet fully trained.
Milwaukee Police and Milwaukee Public Schools were supposed to have the officers back in school buildings by January 1, of last year.
The 2023 state law that allowed Milwaukee to create a sales tax, also required the return of MPS’ resource officers. But MPS delayed and delayed.
On Thursday, after Judge Borowski’s order, MPS said it will do all it can to finally comply.
“As we have shared, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) stands ready to implement a School Resource Officer (SRO) program as soon as officers are made available to the district,” MPS said in a statement. “MPS will continue to do everything within our power to ensure compliance with the law and to honor Judge David Borowski’s ruling.”
Borowksi issued the $1,000 a-day fine against the city, but also gave Milwaukee an out.
Borowksi said if the police department can have the officers trained, in school, and provide a list of the schools where the officers will be by March 15th, the fine will be lifted.
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