RIPLEY, Miss. (AP) - South Tippah School District is applying for a grant of $10,000 to help pay the salary of a full-time school resource officer, who would divide his time between Blue Mountain and Pine Grove schools.
The school district and Tippah County Sheriff Karl Gaillard will split the salary of a deputy who would be designated as the resource officer. The grant funds would be applied toward the district’s portion of the salary.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports (https://bit.ly/1m99zVt ) that the grant is available from the Mississippi Department of Education.
Presently, one Ripley police officer is assigned to the Ripley High School and Middle School campuses, which adjoin.
Schools Superintendent Frank Campbell says he expects to learn in February if the grant has been approved.
Campbell says the school resource officer would spend half the day at Pine Grove School and the other half of the day at Blue Mountain School. The two rural schools have a combined student population of 986.
“Pine Grove and Blue Mountain schools have both put several measures in place to ensure a safe school environment. An SRO would provide an added element of safety to each of these schools,” he said.
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Information from: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, https://djournal.com
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