City, School approve contract renewal for Resource Officer

  • A sign located near the entrance to the Hot Springs Elementary School reserves a parking spot for the district’s School Resource Officer or any other law enforcement officers who respond to calls at the school. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
    A sign located near the entrance to the Hot Springs Elementary School reserves a parking spot for the district’s School Resource Officer or any other law enforcement officers who respond to calls at the school. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

    HOT SPRINGS – At its Monday, May 5 regular meeting, the Hot Springs City Council approved a contract with the Hot Springs School District to again provide a School Resource Officer (SRO) for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. The school district will help pay for the SRO’s salary by contributing $46,305 which amounts to just under half the cost of having a full-time officer on staff with the city, …