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School committee approves SRO memorandum of understanding; police outline body-camera policy and broader safety work
Summary
The Mansfield School Committee approved a memorandum of understanding for school resource officers and heard a district safety overview from police leaders covering body-camera policy, prevention and community-based programs including SRO engagement and co-responder partnerships.
The Mansfield School Committee voted 5–0 on March 4 to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Mansfield Police Department that formalizes the role, responsibilities and oversight of school resource officers (SROs) assigned to district schools.
Chief Ron (surname not specified) and department leaders described the MOU as the result of a year-long process that also produced written policy for body-worn cameras. The MOU itself deletes a previous body-camera clause and refers camera use to the department’s formal policy; committee members were given that policy and asked to review it.
Police leaders said the department’s body-camera policy permits officers to activate cameras at their discretion when…
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