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Osceola County Sheriff's Office hiring school resource officers

By Kelly Healey and Johny Fernandez
By Kelly Healey and Johny Fernandez
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is hiring part-time school resource officers.
Officials said the goal is to have an officer at every elementary and middle school in addition to two officers at every high school.
After a Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, a new state school safety law was passed that requires each school to be assigned at least one safety or school resource officer.
“The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is an equal opportunity employer. It is the goal of the Osceola Sheriff’s Office to employ the most qualified and dependable personnel to work in the law enforcement field,” the Sheriff's Office website said.
The Sheriff’s Office is holding a job fair at Osceola Heritage Park Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Felicia Baxter, the aunt of two Osceola High School students, said safety is her priority.
"I think that they need more officers to protect the children and the schools, because you never know what children can have concealed and bring into schools," she said. "They need to be able to cover all areas."
Click or tap here to go to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office website for details.

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