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Chula Vista board approves cut to school resource officers amid budget shortfall
Summary
The Chula Vista Elementary School District board voted 3–2 to proceed with a contract that reduces school resource officer coverage to a 4.5‑officer staffing level, drawing criticism from some trustees who said the change and its presentation lacked transparency.
The Chula Vista Elementary School District Board of Education voted 3–2 to approve the agenda item that sets district staffing with 4.5 school resource officers, a move board members said responds to the end of one‑time federal COVID relief funding and a multi‑million‑dollar budget gap. Board President Ugarte called the open‑session vote after extensive discussion; the roll call recorded at the meeting shows a 3–2 approval with Board Member Ramírez Domínguez voting no.
Trustees and district staff framed the change as a return toward pre‑pandemic staffing after one‑time ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds that temporarily supported additional officers expired. Superintendent Reyes said the extra officer added after the pandemic was funded with one‑time money and that the district cannot continue that level without new recurring revenue. Reyes described the fiscal constraints and historical context that led to…
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