Hillsboro R-III board approves SRO agreement, introduces Jessica White as new school resource officer
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Summary
The HILLSBORO R-III Board approved the 2025–26 SRO agreement with the Hillsborough Police Department and heard an introduction of new SRO Jessica White and continuing SRO Dean Rogers.
The HILLSBORO R-III Board of Education approved the cooperative school resource officer agreement for the 2025–26 school year and introduced the officers assigned under the agreement.
Sergeant Tufts of the Hillsborough Police Department presented the SRO program and introduced current SRO Officer Dean Rogers, who is entering his fourth year in the role, and Jessica White, a recently hired officer the department selected for the SRO position. Sergeant Tufts said White brings a background in social work and law enforcement and that she worked in a campus-police role previously. “She had a very large interest in becoming an SRO,” Tufts said, noting White worked during summer school to gain experience in the district.
Board members asked no substantive questions in the meeting record. The board approved the SRO agreement by voice vote; the board announced “none opposed” and “motion carries.” The transcript records the board welcoming the new officer and offering thanks to the police department for its ongoing partnership.
The item included no disciplinary-policy changes or statutory references in the meeting record; the motion was for approval of the interagency agreement as presented.
