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Mixed views in stakeholder survey as PVUSD debates role of SROs and campus mental‑health clinicians
Summary
District survey and a student research project showed mixed perceptions of school resource officers (SROs) and school‑based mental‑health clinicians; parents and staff favored clinicians more often than SROs, while trustees and commenters debated training, jurisdiction and alternatives such as restorative practices.
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District presented survey findings June 11 on perceptions of school resource officers (SROs) and school‑based mental‑health clinicians, a topic that generated sustained public comment and trustee debate.
Coordinator Ben Slider summarized a voluntary spring survey of roughly 321 students, 220 staff and 576 caregivers across sites where an SRO or clinician is assigned. The district said most respondents answered "agree" or "neutral" to questions about whether…
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