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Lynden school leaders ask council to consider a School Resource Officer
Summary
Superintendent Leonard Fakkema of Lynden Christian School and Lynden School District Superintendent David VanderYacht asked council to consider assigning a Lynden police officer as a School Resource Officer; the private school offered to help partially fund the position.
Leaders from Lynden Christian School and the Lynden School District asked the City Council to consider providing a School Resource Officer (SRO) to improve school security. Leonard Fakkema, superintendent of Lynden Christian School, told council the school is actively raising funds and is willing to partially fund an officer for school security; Superintendent David VanderYacht described the district's need across multiple campuses.
Councilor Gary Vis asked council members to review the information and take the request to the Public Safety committee for further consideration. No formal motion or vote on creating an SRO position was recorded at the April 21 meeting; next steps would rely on committee review and potential budget implications.
