CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) Each of Albemarle County’s three high schools will have a dedicated school resource officer assigned to it during the upcoming school year, according to an email sent to families last week. What that police officer’s role and responsibilities will be is yet to be determined, and the county is seeking input from the community.
“The survey is meant to get as much feedback from the community and interested parties so that we can incorporate that as much as possible as we move forward,” said Helen Dunn, Albemarle County Schools chief communications officer.
The survey asks respondents to share their or their child’s experience with SROs in schools, their hopes for what the expanded program will bring to the schools, their concerns with the presence of SROs in schools and any suggestions to mitigate those concerns. It ends by asking, “How do you/your child feel about SROs at school,” with ratings going from 1 (unfavorable) to 7 (very favorable)…