North Salem will receive one officer and Somers will receive two.
The school districts will pay the county a total of $117,043 for the school-year services of each officer, whose duties include maintaining a safe campus environment, investigating allegations of criminal incidents, working to prevent juvenile delinquency, working to develop classes in safety issues such as drug and crime prevention, while also addressing problems with gangs and drug activities around the schools.
“It is critical that we make our children safe at school, and providing our fine county police officers on a reimbursable basis to guard Somers public school students is a most appropriate public safety investment,” Legislator Michael Kaplowitz (D-Somers), said.
Lakeland Central School District in Yorktown is the only other district in the county currently using a resource officer provided by the county police.
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