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Knox County Schools opens year with armed officers in every school and $120M in pay increases, superintendent says
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Reiswijk said Knox County Schools will begin the year with a highly trained, armed officer at every school and highlighted more than $120 million invested in staff salaries over four years, which officials say has driven vacancies to roughly 10–15 districtwide.
Dr. Reiswijk, superintendent of Knox County Schools, said the district will begin the school year with “a highly trained armed officer in every school” and emphasized the role of staffing investments in strengthening safety.
The superintendent told reporters at the district’s annual Safe Schools, Safe Students press conference that the district’s three core safety strategies are armed officers, individualized school safety plans for each campus and a commitment to treat every threat seriously. “In the last 4 years, we’ve invested over a $120,000,000 into…
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