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Encinitas council asks staff to study two school resource deputies, outreach to districts
Summary
On a unanimous vote the council directed staff to prepare a cost and implementation report for two full-time sheriff deputies to serve as school resource officers, and to open formal outreach with local school districts and explore including private and charter schools.
The Encinitas City Council unanimously directed staff to analyze costs and operational options for assigning two full-time sheriff deputies as school resource officers (SROs) to city schools and to begin formal outreach with school districts and other stakeholders.
Councilmember Marco San Antonio introduced the item as an exploratory request for staff to prepare a comprehensive report on hiring two full-time deputies — one focused on elementary schools and another on middle and high schools — to rotate through public campuses inside the city.
Captain Ken Watts of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office described an SRO role he said is largely preventive and community-focused…
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