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Broward board to hold public sessions after plan to reduce contracted SROs draws pushback
Summary
Superintendent and chief safety officer outlined a phased plan to shift some contracted school resource officer roles to district-employed officers to cut costs and standardize training; municipalities and some board members objected to the rollout and asked for a town hall and workshop.
The Broward County superintendent and the district's chief safety officer drew sharp questions from board members and municipal representatives after letters notifying some cities about planned changes to school resource officer (SRO) contracts were circulated.
Chief Michael Gregory told the board the district has been negotiating with municipal partners since last fall and that contracting costs are driving interest in a phased transition to more district-employed school police SROs. "The cost today of SRO is roughly eighteen-twenty percent higher than our cost of an…
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