Chesapeake Sheriff's Office requests emergency appropriation to maintain School Resource Officer program

Chesapeake Sheriff's Office requests emergency appropriation to maintain School Resource Officer program

The Chesapeake Sheriff's Office is asking Chesapeake City Council to approve a $30,000 emergency appropriation to cover a projected budget shortfall in its School Resource Officer (SRO) program. This request that comes days after a deputy found a loaded gun in a student's backpack at Camelot Elementary School.The funding request is not related to the Camelot Elementary School incident, nor does it add new positions or expand the program. Instead…