CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Albemarle County Public Schools and the Albemarle County Police Department released last week their finalized School Resource Officer Memorandum of Understanding detailing the roles, responsibilities and limitations on the police officers working in the county’s three high schools.
“This agreement reflects our shared commitment to keeping schools safe, welcoming, and inclusive for every student,” read an email sent to ACPS families last week. “The updated MOU is based on input gathered through meetings, community conversations, engagement sessions, and a division wide SRO Program Family Survey held last spring. Families and community members told us they want schools that are safe and supportive-places where officers are visible, approachable, and respectful.”
The county said that feedback showed the community wanted “a clear separation between school discipline and law enforcement duties,” along with specialized training for SROs…