Educators and police in Northampton, Massachusetts, are trying to come up with new ways to engage students after a program called “High Five Friday” was shelved.

The idea was simple: Northampton police officers would come to each of the city’s elementary schools one Friday a month and high five students entering the building. The police department says this was a way to build relationships.

But School Superintendent John Provost said the program ended last week.

“There was a portion of our student population who was not receiving the intended benefit of positive interactions with the police,” Provost said.

Some school committee members said during a January meeting they were concerned a police presence would be alarming to students of color, undocumented students or kids who have had negative experiences with law enforcement.

Police said they heard similar concerns from parents, though others were sorry to see the program go.