TRIADELPHIA – On the heels of Ohio County Schools’ success at the Vex Robotics World Championships, The Highlands Sports Complex will welcome high school and middle school robotics teams from West Virginia and beyond for a regional “signature” robotics tournament in early 2024. Ohio County has been announced as one of 26 locations throughout the […]
Ohio County Schools honored its top teachers and service employees for the 2023-24 school year Monday night. The announcements of Teacher of the Year and School Personnel Employee of the Year came during a meeting of the Ohio County Board of Education convened at the Warwood School. Jaime Young, first grade teacher at Woodsdale Elementary […]
WHEELING – WVU Medicine is now “partners in education” with Ohio County Schools – a move that should mean additional educational and career opportunities for students in health care, according to school district officials. Douglas Harrison, CEO of both WVU Medicine’s Wheeling Hospital and Reynolds Memorial locations, was present for the announcement – which took […]
Jan 23, 2021
Prevention resource officers provide a needed service within our schools. Outside of their obvious role of securing a school and keeping students and staff safe, officers also serve as role models for many young students.
That’s why a dispute between the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department and the Ohio County Board of Education over a new contract doesn’t make sense.
The sheriff’s department and the board of education have partnered for years to provide resource officers in the schools. Both sides have been working without a contract since July 2020, though. That came to a head Tuesday, when Sheriff Thomas Howard did not have his PROs report to their buildings.