State Comptroller Franchot talks private police force at roundtable discussion
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers a policy roundtable between State Comptroller Peter Franchot and Hopkins students.
- The News-Letter reported that the SGA hosted the event, where students discussed sexual violence, gun violence and mental health.
- The paper reported that SGA Executive President AJ Tsang said the event aimed to raise campus and state issues with Franchot and build relationships with his office.
- The article says students raised concerns about security, racial profiling and sexual violence, including whether a private police force could address those problems.
- The reporter writes that Franchot said the private-police-force bill had passed but that the University could still make changes, and that he might discuss it with Governor Larry Hogan.
- The paper adds that Tsang called the roundtable productive and said Franchot appeared willing to return to Hopkins to continue hearing student views.