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Forum, Jan. 23: Linking Lebanon school officer and COPS grant is mistaken
Published: 1/22/2021 10:00:10 PM
Modified: 1/22/2021 10:00:06 PM
Linking Lebanon school officer and COPS grant is mistaken
The decision whether to discontinue the School Resource Officer position at Lebanon Middle School will be on the ballot March 9. This decision should not be influenced by “muddying the waters” with incorrect statements linking the SRO position and the 2017 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant.
Lebanon asked the Department of Justice to fund two full-time, entry-level officer positions with the goal of building trust and respect. The officers’ duties would include activities such as hosting “Coffee with a Cop,” not policing Lebanon’s schools. Chief Richard Mello, at a March 4, 2020, City Council meeting, verified that “the COPS grant funds were never used for School Resource Officers.” A statement that the grant actually prohibits the use of the award to fu
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