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Oktaha Public School signs MOU with Muskogee County Sheriff to place school resource officers
Summary
A memorandum dated Aug. 3, 2026 commits Oktaha Public School to host school resource officers and a marked vehicle from the Muskogee County Sheriff's Department, gives those officers full arrest authority, and makes the school responsible for pay and scheduling, the MOU states.
Oktaha Public School and the Muskogee County Sheriff's Department executed a Memorandum of Understanding on Aug. 3, 2026, to provide school resource officers and a marked vehicle for Oktaha Public School. The MOU says, "The Resource Officers shall have full arrest authority and shall be an officer of the Muskogee County Sheriff," and assigns pay, work duties and reporting times to Oktaha Public School.
The agreement names Allen York as Board President and Laura Holt as Superintendent for Oktaha Public School, and lists Andy Simmons as Muskogee County Sheriff. The memorandum makes the school responsible for determining and paying officers' wages and setting reporting times. The document shows an approval stamp dated Aug. 3, 2026, is attested by a county chairman and county clerk, and contains an email timestamp noted as "E-MAILED 8/3 9:24 Andy Kimbu." The memorandum does not specify an implementation schedule, timeline for the officers' start date, or a dollar amount for compensation.
Under the MOU, operational control over daily schedules and assignments is placed with the school: "The Officers shall be assigned work duties and work times by Oktaha Public School," the memorandum states. Questions about the effective start date and the amount the district will pay were not specified in the text of the MOU.
