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Oregon association for school resource officers cancels controversial ex-sheriff’s appearance at conference

by | Jun 10, 2022 | Headline Feed, Statewide

Oregon association for school resource officers cancels controversial ex-sheriff’s appearance at conference
The association’s board announced Thursday night it had voted unanimously to drop former Milwaukee County, Wis. Sheriff David Clarke as one of its speakers, noting his “politics have caused a number of Oregonians to reach out” urging the group to do just that.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

In the face of heated criticism, the Oregon School Resource Officers Association has voted to cancel next month’s appearance of David A. Clarke, a controversial former sheriff from Wisconsin who had been set to speak at its annual conference.