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Board discusses school police arrangement, officer training and shift bids as staffing normalizes
Summary
Board members confirmed Officer Hill completed academy training and discussed a newly formed Attica Consolidated School Corporation Police Department. The chief said the department would respond to school incidents and that shift bids remain largely unchanged while patrol staffing stabilizes.
At its July 1 meeting, the Attica Merit Board discussed officer training, a recently reported school resource officer hire and current shift-bid arrangements as the department works to restore patrol staffing.
A board member asked whether Officer Hill had completed the police academy; the chief said Officer Hill "completed the academy at the end of August." The transcript does not specify the year for that completion.
Board members raised a social-media report that the school corporation had hired a new SRO. The chief told the board the SRO will be employed by an independent Attica Consolidated School Corporation Police Department and said it will have police powers. When the board asked who would respond if there were an incident at a school, the chief said the municipal department would "still respond," indicating coordination between agencies for emergency response.
On shift assignments, the chief said shift bids were received with "not much change" from prior arrangements and that assignments remained largely the same given scheduled vacations and current staffing volatility. The board agreed to "carry on" with existing assignments and to re-evaluate shift coverage as more officers complete academy training and the department approaches full staffing.
No formal policy changes or interagency agreements were presented at the meeting; the board’s discussion recorded operational arrangements and staffing status only.
