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Board approves shift of school resource officer services to county sheriff after heated debate
Summary
The Lyon County School District board voted 6–1 to accept a two-year agreement under which the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office would provide five school resource officers (SROs) to cover all attendance areas, replacing separate Yerington Police Department coverage in Yerington.
The Lyon County School District Board of Trustees voted to change the district’s school resource officer arrangement, adopting a two-year memorandum of understanding that contracts SRO services with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office to cover all attendance areas, including Yerington. The motion passed 6–1 after extended public comment and board discussion.
The district presented three options after direction from the board at a prior meeting. Executive Director of Operations Harmon Banks told trustees the three options varied by term length and whether both the sheriff’s office and the…
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