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The Honolulu Police Department and state Department of Education have launched Oahu’s first formal school resource officer (SRO) pilot program, placing uniformed officers at Waianae, Kapolei and Kaimuki high schools through the current school year. Goals are lofty — to change school cultures and prioritize positive social and academic achievements — but can be attained if HPD and the officers, along with students, parents and educators, demonstrate sustained commitment and adopt an open, flexible approach.

MINNEAPOLIS >> A 5-year-old boy wearing a Spider-Man backpack and an oversized hat was detained with his father by immigration authorities on Tuesday, one of four students recently apprehended in a suburban Minneapolis school district, school officials said.

Wahiawa District Court closed early today due to a shortage of state deputy sheriffs, the Judiciary announced.

LONDON >> The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying its decision reflected failures in the U.N. health agency’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic.