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Nye County approves interlocal to keep two sheriff deputies in schools as commissioners press district for funding
Summary
The Nye County Board approved a February–June interlocal agreement with the school district to fund two School Resource Officers (SROs) after sheriff and parents warned of recent campus safety incidents; commissioners said the district should pursue additional funding and grants to cover the program’s full cost.
The Nye County Board of County Commissioners voted 5–0 on Dec. 2 to approve an interlocal contract with the Nye County School District to continue providing two School Resource Officers for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year.
Sheriff Joe McGill told the board the officers are necessary to maintain safety at Pahrump-area schools and to respond to frequent incidents. “I would rather have a deputy in every school all day if we could,” he said, arguing the county lacks the manpower and money to staff SROs everywhere without…
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