Beaverton City Council votes to keep armed officers at schools

School officers will no longer be involved in the discipline of students or responding to mental health crises, unless the student is a risk to themselves or others.

BEAVERTON, Ore. — After hours of debate and deliberation Tuesday evening, the Beaverton City Council approved to keep armed police officers in the district in a 5-2 vote. Council members Nadia Hasan and Kevin Teater both voted “no” while the other five voted for the two-year contract. 

“The vote in front of us last night was not ‘do we want [youth services officers] in the school district or not,’” said Beaverton Mayor, Lacey Beaty. “But it was ‘do

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