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Superintendent: SRO must be employed by law-enforcement agency; district continuing hiring for multiple positions
Summary
Superintendent said school resource officers must be employed by a law-enforcement agency to carry firearms and raised jurisdiction issues; separately the district reported multiple hires, including a special-education teacher and a Grade 3 teacher, both approved by the board.
Superintendent (name not specified) told the board the district received legal guidance indicating a school resource officer must be employed by a law-enforcement agency in order to carry a firearm while assigned in schools. She said Rumford police, Oxford County sheriff and other agencies have differing jurisdictions across district towns and that Oxford County Sheriff Wainwright will meet with district staff to discuss SRO…
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