Kalamazoo City Commissioners approve School Resource Officer position for next school year By Will Kriss
Jul 6, 2021 | 11:01 PM
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) â A School Resource Officer (SRO) position at Loy Norrix High School and Kalamazoo Central High School has been approved for the 2021-2022 school year, as decided by the Kalamazoo Board of Commissioners Tuesday night.
The position is made possible through a partnership between the City and Kalamazoo Public Schools, and the officer is hand-selected by Chief Vernon Coakley of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS).
The officer at Kalamazoo Central High School would be from the Township of Kalamazoo, while the Loy Norrix officer would be from KDPS. The deal for having this position at Kalamazoo Central has already been approved.
City Commission to vote on student resource officer for Loy Norrix tonight
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