MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul wants the state legislature to put funding for the Office of School Safety back into the budget.
On Monday, Kaul said the current proposed funding in the budget would effectively eliminate the office.
“The budget includes 3.8 positions for that office,” said Kaul. “Just to put that in perspective, there are nine people who staff the 24/7 tip line alone, just that portion of the program.”
Kaul says schools across the state have benefited from the program and helped keep students safe.
The Office has seen bipartisan support in the past, and Kaul says it’s strange that the legislative joint finance committee decided to eliminate its funding this year.
