El Paso County sergeant defends SRO program as trustees weigh possible reductions
Sergeant Acuna described SRO duties — mentorship, mental-health response and summer credit‑recovery — and recounted a recent firearm intervention. Trustees acknowledged the program's value but said fiscal pressures require exploring reductions or alternative contracts.
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Sergeant Acuna of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office told the Fabens ISD board on Oct. 15 that school resource officers (SROs) do far more than provide a law‑enforcement presence: he called them mentors, summer credit‑recovery leaders and mental‑health first responders.
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