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SROs in Schools and Native Youth | Eureka News
Humboldt County supervisors greenlit $400K for Fortuna’s school police program, doubling its funding — but raised alarms over how it could disproportionately push Native American youth into the justice system, with up to 80% of local juvenile detainees being Indigenous. While police chief Matt Eberhardt defended SROs as essential for safety and emergencies, board members acknowledged the racial disparities, including Arcata’s rejected funding request for a similar youth initiative. Despite the controversy, most supervisors voted yes — highlighting the tension between community safety and the…
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