The Lower Providence Board of Supervisors on Thursday night approved the extension of a one-year contract with Methacton School District to allow for a School Resource Officer (SRO) position assigned to Arcola Intermediate School to continue, according to The Times Herald.
The contract extension will require Lower Providence township to pay for 25% for the police officer’s salary and benefits, and it will require the school district to pay 74%.
According to the contract the SRO is tasked with cultivating a safe campus, providing drug and alcohol education, and functioning as a resource for law enforcement-related issues. The officer also works with the Eagleville, Arrowhead, Woodland and Audubon elementary schools.
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The program began in 2006, and the current SRO is Ptl. Mike Nastasi.
“This is an important program to continue,” said Benjamin Neider, the Board of Supervisors student representative.
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