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Barrow County school officials warn county move to cut SRO funding would shift nearly $1M onto district budget
Summary
At the June 3 school board meeting, the district reported the Barrow County Board of Commissioners proposed reducing its share of school resource officer funding, which would add roughly $867,000 to the district’s FY2026 budget gap and force a budget amendment, use of fund balance or a tax-rate increase.
Dr. Bowen, the district’s executive for support services, told the Barrow County Board of Education on June 3 that a recent communication from the Barrow County Board of Commissioners proposes to reduce and possibly eliminate the county’s share of funding for school resource officers (SROs).
“The county’s proposal calls for defunding four current SRO positions and for declining to fund any of the future eight SROs that this board of education has already approved,” Dr. Bowen said, listing direct and indirect costs the district would be expected to assume—vehicles and vehicle maintenance and fuel,…
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