Grant money is funding new positions for school resource officers (SROs) to boost their presence in schools. This month, Randolph County Commissioners approved two new positions to support three of the four Randolph County School (RCS) zones.
Dr. Stephen Gainey, school superintendent, said they are moving quickly on adding to their law enforcement coverage. “There’s one already in the Randleman zone, one in Eastern, in Southwest,” he said. “Now we’ll have five SROs for those elementary schools, covering 12 schools.”
It won’t end there. The fourth zone, Archdale-Trinity, will also get new SROs, funded through the Archdale-Trinity Tax Council. RCS is finalizing an agreement with Archdale Police Department. It’s the district’s first SRO agreement with an agency outside the sheriff’s office…