Richland Two Announces Addition Of 10 New SROS

Press release from Richland County School District Two:

March 2, 2022

At a press conference on Wednesday, March 2, the district announced that it had added 10 School Resource Officers at Richland Two schools after receiving a grant from the S.C. Department of Public Safety.

The new SROs mean that Richland Two now has an SRO at every campus. The first day for the new SROs was March 1 at the following campuses: Windsor Elementary School, Polo Road Elementary School, Forest Lake Elementary School, Sandlapper Elementary School, Bookman Road Elementary School, Rice Creek Elementary School, North Springs Elementary School, Round Top Elementary School, Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School and Lake Carolina Lower/Upper Elementary schools.

"This is a significant step towards our goal of keeping all students and staff safe and protected while in our schools," said Superintendent Dr. Baron R. Davis.

In December 2021, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) informed the Richland County Sheriff's Department (RCSD) and Richland School District Two that a grant for the 10 new School Resource Officers had been approved. In January 2022, the Richland County Council approved receipt of the grant.

The total amount of the award is $934,040 and includes salaries, benefits and equipment, including vehicles. SCDPS administers the state funds for the SRO Program. The awarded law
enforcement agency is then responsible for hiring, training and providing equipment to those SROs.

Additional information can be found here: https://scdps.sc.gov/ohsjp/sch...

This press release was produced by Richland County School District Two. The views expressed here are the author’s own.