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RSU 10 board approves provisional school‑safety officer job description amid dispute over SRO hiring
Summary
After weeks of uncertainty with the Oxford County Sheriff's office about a school resource officer, the RSU 10 school board approved a provisional school‑safety officer job description and tabled the question of pursuing an armed school resource officer until the sheriff's next meeting.
The Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 school board debated whether to pursue a school resource officer (SRO) employed by the sheriff's office or to create a district‑employed, unarmed provisional school‑safety officer (SSO). The board approved the provisional SSO job description and earlier tabled the separate decision about whether to pursue an SRO until the Oxford County sheriff's office meets on Oct. 21.
Board discussion centered on differences between the two roles and the district's immediate need for coverage. Board members and staff said an SRO must be employed through a law‑enforcement agency and would be authorized to carry a firearm; a school safety officer would be employed by the district…
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