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Council hears that schools currently cannot sustain previous funding share for SRO; recruitment and cost cited as obstacles
Summary
Shelton police told the City Council on June 10 that the city currently has no full-time school resource officer because of staffing shortages and because the school district can now contribute only 5 percent toward the position, down from a historical 75/25 split.
The Shelton Police Department briefed the council on June 10 on the status of school resource officer (SRO) coverage. Police staff said the city currently does not have an assigned SRO because staffing constraints make it impractical to assign one. Historically, the SRO position was paid roughly 75 percent by the school district and 25 percent by the city; police staff reported the school…
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