W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Sept. 17, 2020
Vol 19, NO. 01
Rialto City Council approves amendment to remove school resource officers from schools until in-person classes resume By Manny B. Sandoval
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n September 8, Rialto City Council approved an amendment to the memorandum of understanding between Rialto Police Department (RPD) and Rialto Unified School District (RUSD) to remove three school resource officers from the high school and middle schools in the city. This amendment has been brought forth amidst the virtual learning that is currently taking place and will be reinstated once classes are held in person.
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“RPD staff met with members of RUSD who requested that we suspend the memorandum of understanding contract and transfer it to a semester by semester basis,” said Mark Kling, chief of police. “This will result in us having to re-deploy the school resource officers back into our patrol force until students begin meeting on campus again.”
August to assist school administrators acclimate to the transition of no longer having school resource officers readily available.
RPD remained on RUSD campuses through the month of
The adjustment will also result in a loss of revenue to the police
SCREENSHOT
Rialto Police Department removed three school resource officers from Rialto Unified School District high school and middle school campuses until such time that in-person instruction resumes. Pictured is Rialto Police Chief Mark Kling. department, and require them to adjust the mid-year budget. “The issue is that the school district does pay some of the offset for the three school resource officers. There will be a negative impact to the revenue budget. It
was initially set for $155,000, but the district is only going to have to pay for the month of July, which costs $12,916,” continued Kling. Officers, cont. on next pg.
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Rise and shine, Carter High School seniors! Carter High School celebrated its Senior Sunrise event on Monday, September 14, passing out donuts to the Class of 2021 in the morning. Senior Justin Perez, front, was among the 80 Carter High School seniors who swung by the front of the school to grab a donut. He was joined by his friend Mark Lopez. The morning treat provided Carter High School seniors with some extra fuel as they returned to Bridge Academy classes later in the day after malware issues disrupted school. Junior, sophomore, and freshman students returned to class on Wednesday. More photos on page 2.