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Board approves school resource officer for Old Fort Elementary under local-school grant
Summary
The McDowell County commissioners approved accepting a grant to fund a school resource officer dedicated to Old Fort Elementary. The grant covers $44,000 of salary; remaining salary costs will be split between McDowell County Schools and the sheriff's office.
The McDowell County Board of Commissioners voted March 10 to accept a grant to fund an additional school resource officer (SRO) to be assigned to Old Fort Elementary School.
Sheriff (unnamed in the record) told commissioners that McDowell County Schools had approved the grant and offered the position to the sheriff’s office. “This 1 to be dedicated to Old Fort Elementary School,” the sheriff said, noting the county currently partners with the…
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