School Asks Cop To Not Wear Uniform On Campus, His Gun Scares Parents

Mesa, AZ – A school principal actually called a police officer and asked him not to wear his uniform on campus when he’s dropping off his daughter. The reason? Some parents are scared that he has a gun in a gun-free zone.

Normally, we don’t get too opinionated on this type of story, but we’re all thinking it this time, right?

Really? Really?

Yes, really. The officer, who works for the Coolidge Police Department is a parent to a child who attends Entz Elementary School in Mesa. His name is Scott Urkov, and all he did to inspire fear in other parents was to drop his daughter off at school dressed in his uniform.

“There were some parents who were concerned about that fact that there was a fully armed officer on campus and they spoke to the principal about it,” said Helen Hollands, spokesperson for Mesa Unified School District.

Bizarre, right? Officer Urkov thought so too.

“Nothing like your kids school calling and asking if I could not come to pick up my daughter in uniform cause parents were concerned when their kids came home telling them there was a man at school with a gun,” he wrote on Facebook. “Are you freaking kidding me?”

Many commenters said that they were shocked and surprised by the school’s request. After all, no matter where you stand on the issue of guns and gun-free zones, pretty much everyone accepts that cops have guns, right? Even the most strictly anti-gun say that only cops should have them. It’s a pretty common talking point.

But Mesa School District officials apparently didn’t think that through. Indeed, their response to the controversy implies that they didn’t really think any of it through.

“We apologize that he took the discussion the wrong way perhaps, that was not the intent of the principal to offend him,” said Hollands.

Yes, you just saw the school district apologize on behalf of Officer Urkov.

In any case, Officer Urkov declined to comment to Fox 10 Arizona, saying that his department advised him to “just let it be.”

The school district, meanwhile, is now saying that they want this to become a “teachable moment.” What we’re meant to learn is unclear. It’s just a fun buzz phrase.

I know it’s completely obvious, but I have to ask: Do you think that police officers should be allowed to wear their uniforms and carry their guns on school campuses? If you ask me, parents scared of a cop in uniform are up to something themselves…

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