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Board Approves Crossing Guard Funding Plan

    We shared a story about the crossing guards kerfuffle a few weeks ago.

    The new plan, effective until the end of the school year, calls for Elkhart Schools to pay for Crossing Guards and for the city’s Police Department to fund 3 School Resource Officers, or SRO’s. Mayor Tim Neese said the amounts equal about the same.

    The Elkhart Board of Public Safety unanimously approved on Thursday, a memorandum of understanding between Elkhart Community Schools, and the city regarding funding for crossing guards for the rest of the 2017-2018 school year. The City Council cut funding for crossing guards from the city police budget in October when they approved the 2018 city budget.

    Read more at: wvpe.org

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