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Decatur approves school resource officer MOU with City Schools of Decatur after debate about training and student concerns
Summary
The commission approved an updated Memorandum of Understanding with the City Schools of Decatur to provide a minimum of two school resource officers (one at the high school, one at the middle school). The school system will fund 75% of the SRO cost and the city will fund 25%; the MOU requires SRO training and a two‑year commitment and can be terminated on 30 days' notice.
The City Commission approved a renewed School Resource Officer (SRO) agreement with the Board of Education of the City Schools of Decatur that commits the city to provide a minimum of two trained SROs and sets cost‑sharing terms with the school system.
Chief Scott Richards presented the updated MOU, which will place one officer at Decatur High School and one at Beacon Hill Middle School, with the school system funding 75% of the full cost (salary and benefits) and the city 25%. The MOU requires…
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