CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Charlottesville City Schools’ plan to bring back School Resource Officers, or SROs, next August is facing backlash from some members of the community, who say their voices are not being heard.
On Tuesday night, August 26, the school division hosted a town hall as part of the “Can I Talk to You C’Ville” conversation series, designed to solicit feedback on a draft memorandum of understanding with the Charlottesville Police Department.
In March, the Charlottesville City School Board made the decision to bring armed police officers back, after deciding to drop them in 2020. Starting in the 2026-27 school year, Charlottesville Police will deploy four School Resource Officers in total: two at Charlottesville High School, one at Charlottesville Middle School, and one floater…