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Elmbrook board approves after‑school SROs and site supervisors, funds to come from Fund 80
Summary
After extended public comment and debate over transparency and cost, the Elmbrook School District board voted 4–3 to approve two after‑school SROs (one at each high school) and a site‑supervisor model at other facilities, funded from Fund 80 at an estimated annual cost of about $388,350.
The Elmbrook School District board voted 4–3 to approve an after‑school security plan that adds two school resource officers (one at each high school) for the afternoon and evening and authorizes unarmed site supervisors at other school buildings as needed.
Superintendent Mark Hansen told the board the district is seeking approval “for an after school SRO at each high school and a site supervisor model,” and presented a cost estimate that includes roughly $236,250 for after‑school SRO wages and about $150,000 for site supervisors, a total near $388,350 to be paid from Fund 80, the district’s community‑service fund.
Hansen and school principals emphasized heavy evening use of buildings. Brookfield Central Principal Brett Gretzmacher described multiple simultaneous activities and entrances, saying evening traffic can leave many areas unsupervised and noting that “we have probably 3 to…
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