The Geneva County Commission has placed the Geneva County School system in a bind after it pulled funds committed to the school resource officer (SRO) program.
Per a Dothan Eagle report, the county commission voted in June to give $15,000 to the SRO program this year, including an additional $60,000 next year.
After commissioners found that the budget would not balance, they realized that the promised funding for the SRO program could not be provided.
Fred Hamic, chairman of the Geneva County Commission, sent a letter informing Superintendent Becky Birdsong of the decision and included a $15,000 check.
Birdsong said she was “disappointed,” but assured she will work hard to ensure the SRO program remains in place.
“I am disappointed, but I am still committed to doing what’s right for our students,” Birdsong told Dothan Eagle. “We don’t want parents to be concerned that this is going to make our schools less safe. I’m not saying we have the money now, but I am going to work on this and try to secure funding for this.”
Birdsong said that she is working with parents to increase security on school campuses in the schools she oversees.
@RealKyleMorris is a Yellowhammer News contributor and also contributes weekly to The Daily Caller
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