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Former Saugerties SRO appeals to board for explanation and to finish his final year

SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · July 8, 2025
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Summary

Travis Winchell, who identified himself as the district’s former school resource officer, told the board he was let go without receiving a disciplinary letter or clear explanation and asked to be allowed to finish the year that remained on his term.

A former school resource officer told the Saugerties Central School District board on July 8 that he was dismissed without clear disciplinary paperwork and asked trustees to reconsider.

"The reason I am here is because I am actually calling this, you know, I didn't prepare a speech because I think everything, should come read directly from me from the heart," Travis Winchell said in public comment. He told trustees he began work in…

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