New Bedford Police School Resource Officers will remain in New Bedford Public Schools, Superintendent Thomas Anderson communicated at the July 12 meeting of the New Bedford School Committee. Anderson said the announcement comes after 14 months of evaluation, careful review and important input through a series of community conversations.
“Here in New Bedford our SRO program has always been a huge success. We are delighted that the school administration has decided to retain it, Police Chief Paul Oliveira said.
The timing is befitting, considering one of New Bedford Police Officer Shane Harris, the SRO at the Whaling City Jr./Sr. High School, has been chosen to receive the prestigious Regional Exceptional Service Award for the New England region by the National Association of School Resource Officers.
New Bedford Schools Will Continue School Resource Officer Program
School Resource Officers will remain in New Bedford s public schools, Superintendent Thomas Anderson announced Monday at the New Bedford School Committee public meeting.
Anderson said he decided to keep the school district s SRO program after a year-long evaluation and review of the district s disciplinary practices, which he said was conducted by the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, a Boston-based nonprofit.
“Based on the extensive review conducted by the district and the Rennie Center, I have concluded that at this time NBPS will retain the School Resource Officer program at multiple schools within the district,” Anderson said.
New Bedford Schools Will Continue School Resource Officer Program
School Resource Officers will remain in New Bedford s public schools, Superintendent Thomas Anderson announced Monday at the New Bedford School Committee public meeting.
Anderson said he decided to keep the school district s SRO program after a year-long evaluation and review of the district s disciplinary practices, which he said was conducted by the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, a Boston-based nonprofit.
“Based on the extensive review conducted by the district and the Rennie Center, I have concluded that at this time NBPS will retain the School Resource Officer program at multiple schools within the district,” Anderson said.
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NEW BEDFORD As Tropical Storm Elsa makes its way up the East Coast, events along the SouthCoast are getting cancelled in advance of its expected arrival.
All New Bedford Public Schools Summer Programming will be canceled on Friday, July 9, the school department announced.
“We are using our traditional snow day model and there will be no summer programming and no remote sessions occurring, said Superintendent Thomas Anderson in the announcement. This cancellation is out of concern for the safety of both our students and our staff who must walk or drive in these conditions.”
The City of New Bedford announced that
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