Saturday, April 24, 2021
Third resource officer needed after one goes back on road duty
Monett School Board members recently reviewed policy on school resource officers and school protection officers, slots filled by officers with the Monett Police Department and the district.
School Protection Officers are authorized by the district to carry concealed firearms and self-defense spray on campus, once they have successfully completed a Department of Public Safety approved SPO Training Program.
The district employs SPO Shey Snodgrass as a protection officer at Central Park Elementary and SPO Matt Houck as the School Care Coordinator at Monett Elementary School.
A school resource officer, by federal definition, is a career law enforcement officer with sworn authority who is deployed by an employing police department or agency in a community-oriented policing assignment to work in collaboration with one or more schools. The district employs SROs Jay Jastal at the high school campus a
Palm Beach County school leaders layout plans for fall semester April 15, 2021 at 11:05 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 5:26 PM
Parents and students in Palm Beach County learned more Thursday about what the next school year will look like during a community update held by district leaders.
Efforts to assist struggling students
Summer academies, health and safety protocols
Federal funding and COVID expenses
School-based and district staffing
School safety While many major decisions have already been made, the school board, the superintendent and his leadership team, are constantly evaluating pandemic conditions, the academic and emotional needs of our students, financial considerations and other critical factors which must be considered while we finalize our plans, Palm Beach County School District Chief of Staff Ed Tierney said.
LIVE: Palm Beach County school leaders discuss plans for fall semester By Scott Sutton | April 15, 2021 at 11:05 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 3:07 PM
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Parents and students in Palm Beach County are learning more about what the next school year will look like.
The school district is holding a live community update with district leaders.
SPECIAL COVERAGE:
Efforts to assist struggling students
Summer academies, health and safety protocols
Federal funding and COVID expenses
School-based and district staffing
announced last week that a full return to campus-based learning is anticipated in the fall. A full return to brick and mortar this fall is anticipated, and I believe it is in the best interest of our students and staff, Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy said in a written statement last Friday.
Petition aims to get rid of mask mandate in Palm Beach County schools Itâs a controversial topic and one that many school districts are still weighing: should schools loosen their mask mandates for next school year?
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. â Itâs a controversial topic and one that many school districts are still weighing: should schools loosen their mask mandates for next school year?
As of Thursday afternoon, a
petition on Change.org has more than 2,000 signatures from parents in Palm Beach County who said the school district should give students the option to wear a mask at their desks.
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