Comment on Maine district rejects call to add school resource officer

The Great Salt Bay School Committee approved the 2018-2019 budget with a 3.12 percent increase — and without funds for a school resource officer. The budget totals $5,964,864.87, an increase of $180,603.54 or 3.12 percent from 2017-2018. Significant changes include the addition of a $107,100 contingency for special education and $27,100 for security assessment services. The addition of funds for possible security measures stemmed from a discussion about a school resource officer at Great Salt Bay Community School. “This is the last thing I want to talk about, having a school resource officer, but we can’t ignore it anymore.