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Beacon board weighs adding School Resource Officer; superintendent to return in December with budget and outreach plan
Summary
At its Nov. 17 meeting the Beacon City School District Board discussed a possible School Resource Officer (SRO) partnership with the City of Beacon. Superintendent Matt outlined national guidance, supervision and training concerns, and a rough all‑in cost estimate of about $100,000; trustees asked for community input and a budget plan before any decision.
The Beacon City School District Board spent much of its Nov. 17 workshop discussing whether to pursue a School Resource Officer (SRO) arrangement with the City of Beacon.
Superintendent Matt briefed the board on SRO guidance he said came from the National Association of School Resource Officers and a Department of Justice document, emphasizing four roles commonly described for SROs: "crime prevention and education, emergency manager, law enforcement problem solver, and informal counselor." He told trustees that a key implementation step is a memorandum of understanding with the partnering agency and ongoing community feedback: "This is probably the most crucial part of it in a sense, creating an, memo of…
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