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Belle Vernon Area SD board debates how to fund school resource officers as neighboring municipalities decline to pay
Summary
The board discussed a school resource officer (SRO) agreement due in June and the district's current practice of paying roughly 60% of an SRO's salary while some municipalities contribute nothing; members considered short-term one-year agreements with municipalities, seeking outside funding, or raising millage to cover costs.
Board members spent a substantial portion of the Feb. 10 meeting discussing the district's school resource officer agreement, which is up for renewal in June. Board members said the district currently pays about 60% of an SRO's salary, with the host municipality covering the remainder. Several board members said four contributing municipalities are currently paying nothing toward SRO costs, creating an…
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