WHEELING Ohio County Schools will spend $371,068 to purchase additional security cameras for schools throughout the district. Board of Education members heard the details of a purchase of cameras from the Siemens company, which involved three separate contracts, according to Business Manager Steven Bieniek. The first contract would provide cameras at Elm Grove Elementary […]
WHEELING School security officers for Ohio County Schools have been hired and will be in place at school facilities before the end of the month. Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones announced this week that four retired law enforcement officers have been hired as SSOs in Ohio County Schools, and that they would join five members […]
WHEELING Ohio County Schools has decided it will go it alone and hire its own diversity and inclusion officer, but the school district will likely do so on an “as needed” professional contract basis. Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones noted to board of education members Monday night that his suggestion last month that the school […]
WHEELING Officials in Ohio County Schools agree a diversity and inclusion officer is needed in the school district. Their question now is whether the officer should be a full-time employee of Ohio County Schools, or one hired in partnership with the city of Wheeling. Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones recently pressed board of education members […]
Student safety is paramount among our local schools, yet it’s also important for elected officials to be good stewards of public funds. Ohio County Schools was able to take care of both at its Monday meeting. The district recently learned through discussions with Ohio County government that, if the school district wanted to keep using […]