LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE Volume 13 •
Issue 35
• August 30 – September 5, 2019
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saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com
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SCHOOL SAFETY SECTION AA’S 3 New Officers Begin SRO Training by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — At a special mid-day meeting of the City Council Aug. 27, the council approved a new contract to continue the School Resource Officer Program in the city’s public school system for the next two years. The new contract represents some changes compared to the agreement which had previously existed. Previously, if the assigned SRO was not available – those cases including sick days and time
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off – a replacement had not been provided, explained Public Safety Commissioner Peter Martin. With the desire to have an armed and trained SRO present at the high school every day, the new contract stipulates that should the assigned SRO not be available on any school day, the city will provide a qualified substitute for the position. To meet that expectation, three additional officers began their SRO training on Aug. 27 to ensure there may be substitutes available. See Story pg. 8
Photo by SuperSource Media, LLC. See Story pg. 42
SPAC Rocks End of Summer Photos by SuperSource Media, LLC.
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