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New Preston superintendent backs expanding school resource officers to younger grades
Summary
Gary Thomas, the new Preston superintendent, told the city council he supports placing resource officers at elementary, junior high and high school levels and described behavior trends he observed in recent years; councilors said the city may share funding and included an additional SRO in a budget workshop discussion.
Gary Thomas, the newly seated superintendent of Preston schools, told the city council he supports expanding school resource officer (SRO) coverage across grade levels and discussed behavioral challenges he said schools are seeing in younger children.
“I have been 31 years in the County School District. I've been 20 years as a principal at the elementary, the middle school, and the high school level, and I spent 8 years in the district office as the assistant superintendent,” Thomas said while describing his background. He said younger children are arriving at school with less socialization and more…
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