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Committee backs three-year SRO contract, recommends district cover 75% of 9‑month cost
Summary
The committee recommended a three-year renewal of the School Resource Officer (SRO) contract, endorsing a proposal to shift responsibility for roughly 75% of 9‑month SRO costs onto the district’s Fund 80 to sustain services amid reduced grant funding.
The Education Operations Committee voted June 24 to recommend that the full board approve a three‑year renewal of the Wausau School District’s SRO contract beginning July 1, 2024, and endorsed a funding proposal that would have the district cover about 75% of SRO costs for the nine‑month school year.
Wausau Police Chief Matt Barnes and district staff described the SROs’ roles as largely proactive—relationship-building, crisis response…
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