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Board authorizes solicitor to petition court to give district police authority to prosecute misdemeanors
Summary
The Big Spring board approved a motion authorizing the solicitor to petition the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas to allow Big Spring School District Police to charge and prosecute misdemeanor-level offenses under the school code.
The Big Spring School District Board voted to authorize its solicitor to petition the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas to grant the district police authority to charge and prosecute misdemeanor-level offenses under the school code. The authorization was presented by administration and moved and seconded during the regular business portion of the Dec. 2, 2025 meeting.
District administration described the item as an authorization to pursue county-court approval rather than an immediate change in prosecutorial practice. The motion passed after the board's routine vote; the petition to the court is the next procedural step and would require court approval before district police could begin prosecuting misdemeanor offenses in county court.
