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Auburndale and Wood County apply for school resource officer grant; award pending
Summary
District officials told the board they and the Wood County Sheriff's Office have applied for a grant to fund a school resource officer; Sheriff Sean Becker has expressed interest in partnering, but the district has not yet learned whether the application was funded.
The Auburndale School District reported that it and the Wood County Sheriff's Department submitted an application for a grant to place a school resource officer in the district, and administrators said the sheriff has expressed strong interest in a partnership.
At the meeting an administrator said the grant application has been completed and acknowledged the award is still pending. The administrator named Sheriff Sean Becker as an active partner in the effort and said the district will update the board when the grant decision is known.
Board members said they view a resource officer as potentially beneficial for the district and asked administration to continue coordinating with Wood County as the application moves through the review process.
No agreement, funding award or contract was finalized at the meeting; the item was presented as an informational update and the administrator said the district will keep the board informed.
