Gov. Henry McMaster addresses SC state budget, issues 21 line item vetoes
Lawmakers included tuition freezes for the state’s public universities as well as funding for a vet school at Clemson and a new med school campus at USC.
School Resource Officers
School Resource Officer in every public school in Lexington County, says Sheriff
Every public school in Lexington County has a permanently assigned School Resource Officer, for the very first time.
School Resource Officers attend crisis intervention training
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department held its annual crisis intervention training for Richland County’s school resource officers. The annual event is sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health and certified through the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, 3-5 million children in the United States have a mental illness.
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS: What the addition of 10 new SROs means for Richland Two
“When something happens at a school, kids don’t hesitate to go to the SRO and tell them what’s going on or what somebody’s got,” Lott said.
Bill Removes Option to Arrest for ‘Disturbing Schools’
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Supporters of a bill removing law enforcement officers’ ability to arrest students for “disturbing schools” say the charge criminalizes ordinary misbehavior and puts kids on a path to prison. Spartanburg prosecutor Barry Barnette and the South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association countered Thursday that arrests are sometimes necessary, and the charge should remain an option for officers. The…
