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About 13–14 Robeson schools do not have a full-time SRO daily; district cites funding and municipal staffing limits
Summary
District officials said all high schools have full-time school resource officers, but roughly 13 to 14 other schools lack a full-time officer every day. The district said funding and the ability of local law-enforcement agencies to assign officers affect coverage; the committee discussed potential costs and limited grant flexibility.
District officials told the finance committee that while all high schools in Robeson County have multiple full-time school resource officers (SROs), roughly 13 to 14 schools do not have a full-time officer present every school day and instead share officers or have part-day coverage.
"So it's roughly gonna be at least 13 to 14 schools that do not have a full time person in the building every single day," Bobby, a district official responsible for resource-officer coordination, said.
Cost and funding: The district said it…
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