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Newton County approves MOU with Newville ISD for school resource officer and adds patrol position
Summary
The Newton County Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding with Newville ISD to place a fully funded school resource officer in district schools and authorized an additional sheriff's office patrol position so county patrol capacity is not reduced.
Newton County Commissioners on Oct. 1 approved a memorandum of understanding with Newville Independent School District to provide a school resource officer (SRO) paid by the district and authorized the sheriff's office to add a patrol deputy to replace the position while it serves the schools.
The court voted to accept the MOU after Sheriff’s office staff and county commissioners described a short pilot in which a deputy was assigned to district…
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