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Board reviews SRO coverage gaps and grant options after 22 school threats this year

Randolph County School System Board / Leadership Work Session · January 12, 2026
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Summary

Board members and staff discussed school resource officer coverage, three overlapping grants and an MOU with the sheriff’s office; superintendent estimated a districtwide SRO program for 30 schools would cost about $2.0 million and noted hiring and legal MOUs remain hurdles.

Speaker 1 reviewed the district’s current school resource‑officer (SRO) arrangements and the grants that partially fund coverage. He said the system has 13 SROs assigned to middle and high schools and a grant‑funded program that placed roaming elementary officers in each of four zones; an additional grant would add two more elementary officers for non‑AT zones. The superintendent said those grants reduce local expense but…

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