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Public commenters oppose returning SROs and press for wraparound services; former police chief urges alternative models
Summary
At public comment, residents and a former police chief sharply criticized plans to reintroduce school resource officers, urged investment in wraparound services and transportation solutions, and challenged the division to show measurable results for prior funding increases.
Several speakers used the meeting’s public‑comment period to object to plans for school resource officers (SROs) and to call for investments in wraparound student supports.
An early commenter criticized the division for repeatedly requesting more funding without delivering demonstrable improvements and said reintroducing SROs would punish students already underserved. "The audacity to request more money... it's not okay," the commenter said, urging the board to produce results before expanding policing in schools.
Former Charlottesville police chief Dr. Rochelle Brackney, who…
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