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Residents and sheriff urge continued support for school resource officers as board flags budget cuts
Summary
Numerous residents and Sheriff Grant Kilgore told the Wise County Board on April 9 they support school resource officers; board members expressed support but flagged hard budget decisions ahead and deferred certain school funding to June.
Multiple residents used the April 9 public-comment period to express support for school resource officers (SROs) and public-safety staffing.
Ryan Phillips of Wise, Jazlyn Rowe of Big Stone Gap, Sheriff Grant Kilgore, and several other residents told the board they favor SROs in local schools. Board members acknowledged the comments, expressed gratitude to speakers, and said difficult choices lie ahead as the county addresses budget pressures. The board approved monthly appropriations for May but deferred school funding until June, signaling the funding decision will be revisited as part of the budget process.
No formal policy change or funding allocation for SROs was made at the meeting; supervisors recorded support for the concept while leaving final budget decisions for subsequent meetings.
