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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I couldn’t watch the city council meeting. Can anyone fill me in on the discussion about the school resource officers? Only Amy Jackson voted to reconsider the funds for ACPS? Can anyone explain to me why ACPS can’t fully find the SROs on their own without the city money? Also, who are the school board members who voted against SRIs in the fall and are they running again?[/quote]

The SROs are Alexandria Police officers. They are employees of Alexandria Police Department and are therefore employees of the City of Alexandria, and ultimately employees of the City Council. This means that ACPS has no ability to fund these positions, because they City controls these employees. They control where they are stationed.

Thus, the real issue is the City Council. I think if people are still in favor of continuing the SRO program the pressure needs to be on the City. The original vote on the City side was close. Of the four that voted to remove, only Canek Aguirre and John Chapman are running again. It would be interesting to know how the three new folks on the Democratic ticket would have voted.

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