Some Clay County parents are urging the school board to reconsider their decision to create a new police department to comply with Florida law. The district says they hope to have the new department in place by the next school year. Last week we told you about a push by Sheriff Darryl Daniels to put a deputy in every school.
“I don’t feel that you can put together a police force to match what Clay County has.” One parent said during a school board meeting Thursday night.
This week, The Sheriff proposed a plan that would require the school district to pay 70 percent of the cost for the school resource officers, and the Board of County Commissioners to cover the remaining 30 percent.
Clay County School Board Chair Carol Studdard says the school district plans on moving forward with their plan and is looking forward to hearing what Commissioners and the Sheriff discuss next week during a commission meeting.