School policing programs, originating in Michigan during the 1950s, were initially modest in scope. However, the tragic Columbine High School shooting in 1999 marked a seismic shift, propelling the expansion of school safety measures nationwide. Federal administrationsâClinton, Obama, and Trumpâresponded with substantial funding to bolster school policing programs, prioritizing them as a defense against an escalating wave of school shootings. Columbine was only the beginning. In the years that followed, devastating attacks like those in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe, Texas, reignited...