Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf is proposing the idea that officers should be put in every local school for safety and security.
Wolf tells JCPost.com this is an idea in its infancy that is based off school security. “This is very much in its infancy but I would like to get a security officer, possibly two, in every school in Geary County. ” Wolf noted the middle school or high school would probably take more officers where only one might be necessary for an elementary school. “Id like to see a group of officers that we can put into these schools for security.”
Wolf said if there is going to be future federal funding available that could be obtained through the school district.” He would like to get the school district on board with this idea and see if they could pay for the security with federal funding. The sheriff said, “I’d just like to see something like that to help secure these schools. These are very, very soft targets. And I just don’t want to see anything happen in any of these schools.
Wolf indicated he has discussed the idea with the Junction City Police Department and the Geary County Commission, and he will visit with USD 475 leaders.
While there are some school resource officers in the schools, Wolf noted they the security officers would not be teaching classes ( DARE ) or tied up in different areas of the schools. On the security officers Wolf stated, “Their main goal and priority is to wander the halls, the perimeter of the school and lunchroom areas, common areas, watching the doors, just security, that is their main objective.”
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