Fremont School Board Reinstates Campus Police Program; Funding Still To Be Determined

By Katie Nielsen, CBS San Francisco

January 21, 2021

FREMONT (KPIX 5) — In an overnight vote following a lengthy board meeting, the Fremont Unified School District has reinstated its campus police officer program after ending funding for the program in November.

Around 1 a.m., the district voted 4-1 in favor of reinstating the school resource officer program, but without providing any immediate funding since students are not on campus. The board is requesting meetings with Fremont Police Department about how to incorporate ideas from a task force to create more accountability and measurable goals for the SRO program.

If the board is satisfied with a reimagined SRO program, it will develop a plan with the police department and move forward with another vote to reinstate funding.

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