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Newton County commissioners decline immediate funding request for sheriff’s summer leadership academy
Summary
Sheriff Sherry Brown asked the board to fund a six-week Law and Leadership Academy for middle- and high-school students this summer; commissioners voted 3-2 not to move the item from discussion to consideration and asked staff to review budget options and return with a recommendation.
Sheriff Sherry Brown asked the Newton County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday to provide one-time funding for a six-week Law and Leadership Academy for sixth- through 12th-graders, saying the program had begun and already enrolled about 80 students.
Brown told the board the curriculum includes 911 center orientation, crime investigation, K-9 demonstrations, juvenile court tours, emergency preparedness, life-skills workshops and career-enrichment activities. She said the sheriff’s office had partnered with the school district to use Indian Creek Middle School classrooms and with community volunteers to staff…
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