The Eastchester Town Board recently voted to approve funding for a school resource officer in the Eastchester and Tuckahoe school districts. The SROs will be assigned to the schools for the entire school year and work on a daily basis whenever school is in session, and will be responsible to provide safety and security as well as maintain order in and around the school sites.
The town entered into a three-year intermunicipal agreement with both districts, detailing duties and responsibilities for both parties. The officers will be present at the school whenever school is in session and will resume their duties in the patrol division when school is not is session.
Eastchester Town Supervisor Anthony S. Colavita said he is pleased that the agreement has been signed and approved.
“There has been a great deal of support for the SRO program,” he said. “We budgeted for two additional officers who will backfill the shifts of the more experienced SROs, who will be on each campus. The school boards of trustees worked closely with my office and the police department to make this a reality. Having a uniformed armed officer at the schools is a strong security measure and is indicative of the town’s commitment of safety for our students.”
