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Marion County schools approve roughly $16 million in school resource officer contracts
Summary
The Marion County School Board approved three separate SRO agreements June 10 that together fund 65–67 school resource officers over the next three years, using general and referendum dollars and citing the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act.
Marion County — The Marion County School Board on June 10 approved three separate school resource officer (SRO) agreements that together will fund about $16 million in law enforcement presence at district campuses over the next three school years.
The three agreements — with the Bellevue Police Department, the Ocala Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office — were presented by Mr. McFadden and approved individually by the three board members present, each by a 3–0 vote. School officials said the contracts are intended to meet requirements of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
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