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Resident urges district to require certified school resource officer, raises concerns about BIA policing at reservation school
Summary
A community member told the Elko County School District board that students at a reservation school face intimidating interactions with BIA officers and urged the district to place a certified school resource officer (SRO) who meets Nevada requirements and protects parental notification rights.
Kathy Gibson, a community member, told the Elko County School District Board on March 18 that students and staff at a school located within reservation boundaries face safety and civil‑rights concerns and asked the board to pursue a certified school resource officer.
Gibson said the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officer currently stationed at the school has sometimes used intimidating questioning. “If you don't give me information on where you got the vape, I will arrest you for…
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