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Sutherland Public Schools board approves three-year school resource officer contract
Summary
The board approved a three-year contract to assign a school resource officer (SRO) to district schools, establishing a 40-hour work week tied to the school year and noting scheduling flexibility and labor-contract constraints. Individual vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Sutherland Public Schools board voted to approve a three-year contract to place a school resource officer (SRO) in district schools, after a staff and law-enforcement discussion about duties, scheduling and labor-contract implications. The board moved from discussion to a formal motion and carried the action by voice vote; the transcript records multiple affirmative responses but does not provide a roll-call tally by name.
Board and law-enforcement representatives described the position as a 40-hour-per-week assignment dedicated to the school during the school year, with the understanding that the officer’s schedule may vary to cover evening or weekend events such as home football games. The board discussed how the assignment must be reconciled with the district’s existing labor contract so officers will not be shifted unpredictably and to avoid unintended overtime or scheduling conflicts.
A district representative said community feedback received when the program was first discussed had been largely positive. The transcript records that Deputy Schmid applied for the position and that multiple deputies expressed interest, which the board said made the post attractive to candidates. Board members and staff said the SRO pilot is intended to be a learning opportunity: the district will “cut our teeth on this one” and consider expansion or shared arrangements with neighboring schools if the grant and reporting requirements allow.
The motion was phrased in the meeting as approval of a “three‑year contract with the SRO program.” The transcript includes fragmented contract‑amount figures that are not recorded clearly and therefore are not specified in this report. The board noted it would follow up by email to confirm scheduling and next steps.
Next steps: the district will finalize contractual paperwork, coordinate scheduling consistent with the labor contract, and report back to the board on implementation and any requests from nearby schools to share services.
