Neshaminy board approves SRO interagency agreement with Lower Southampton for 2024–25

The Neshaminy School Board voted unanimously to approve a school resource officer (SRO) interagency agreement with Lower Southampton Township and the Lower Southampton Police Department for the 2024–25 school year. The board’s motion, made by Mister Rodriguez, cited provisions of the Public School Code of 1949 as the statutory basis for entering the agreement and authorized the superintendent to execute the contract on the district’s behalf.

Mister Rodriguez said the code "grants authority to a school district to enter into agreements with our political subdivisions to provide for the safety and security of its students and to secure the services of a school resource officer" and described the MOU as setting out the "specific terms and conditions of the services to be performed" by the SRO. Missus Marshall seconded the motion. The board chair called the vote and the motion passed 9–0.

The motion record filed with the board noted that the agreement had been reviewed and approved by the district solicitor and that the superintendent was authorized to execute the interagency agreement. No amendments or conditions were recorded during the meeting.

The board did not take public comment on the matter at this meeting. The action authorizes the district to proceed under the terms of the attached interagency agreement for the coming school year; details such as daily assignment, funding splits, and operational protocols were not discussed on the record and are noted as "filed as attached."