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Hamilton County schools chief proposes $500,000 budget allocation for SROs

Hamilton County school board member Karitsa Jones speaks during a meeting on March, 22, 2018.
Hamilton County school board member Karitsa Jones speaks during a meeting on March, 22, 2018. Hamilton County school board member Karitsa Jones speaks during a meeting on March, 22, 2018.

By Meghan Mangrum 4 min read

UPDATE: The only change to the proposed budget previously presented to the board is an additional $250,000 allocated to hiring school resource officers, bringing proposed funding to half a million dollars for SROs.

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ORIGINAL STORY: The Hamilton County school board will vote on Superintendent Bryan Johnson’s proposed budget today.

Johnson is scheduled to present the $385,000,000 budget to the Hamilton County Commission on May 8. It will be the first time he’s pitched an operating budget to local commissioners.

AGENDA

Click here to view the entire agenda for Thursday’s meeting (https://emeetings.tsba.net/public/Meeting.aspx?PublicAgencyID=4373&PublicMeetingID=4010&AgencyTypeID=1)