Columbia to get school resource officer

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At a joint meeting Monday night, the Columbia Borough School Board and Columbia Borough Council voted unanimously to place a school resource officer in Columbia schools, beginning with the 2016-17 school year.
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Anonymous said…
We need more in the streets of columbia!!
April 18, 2016 at 9:21 PM
Anonymous said…
Unbelievable
When the county reassessment hits next year & we lose all that income from property values dropping they'll be wishing they didn't do this dumb stuff. Instead of working on ending this school district they keep dumping money down the black hole.
April 19, 2016 at 5:51 AM
Anonymous said…
They received a grant from PDE.
April 19, 2016 at 1:18 PM
Anonymous said…
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. WE CAN'T AFFORD OUR TAXES AND YOUS APPROVE THIS BS. CONSOLIDATE THE SCHOOLS NOW
April 19, 2016 at 1:20 PM
Anonymous said…
I agree, the school's not that big. More on the street not behind a desk in the school!
April 19, 2016 at 1:36 PM
Anonymous said…
I can not believe the powers that be continue to spend, spend, spend. this is NOT Lancaster, Baltimore or Philly. We can NOT afford this resourse officer and I don't believe we need one. Lock the doors.
April 20, 2016 at 1:33 PM
Anonymous said…
So of we don't get the grant next year do we eliminate the position?
April 21, 2016 at 9:37 PM
Anonymous said…
Maybe staffing a Resource Officer will improve the conditions at the school, reduce the number of times that the fulltime police officers are needed there and therefore affording the Police the time to focus on patrolling town and making the arrest that need to be made. Honestly it is sad to think that we need to have a Resource Officer at the school, but we do. Maybe having one there will eventually reduce the need.
April 22, 2016 at 5:37 AM
Anonymous said…
The officer will not be "behind a desk". The interaction and influence this officer may have on students will spread outside the classroom. In turn making for a better community. With a positive role model, troubled kids may think twice before doing something stupid that could get them in trouble.
April 22, 2016 at 12:46 PM
Bob Gainer said…
Maybe then the VANDALISM AND CRIMES IN THIS TOWN WILL DECREASE!!!
My vehicle was severely damaged the early morning hours of April 21, two flat tires, side severely KICKED ALONG WITH THE BACK BUMPER!
HA,,, TO WHOM IT CONCERNS,,,
IT'S ONLY MONEY, I'M HERE TO STAY! GET IT?
April 22, 2016 at 1:02 PM
Anonymous said…
then the SCHOOL should hire someone and pay them. maybe the school should make ALL renters, tenants who have children going to our schools step up and pay their own way. the elderly in town can't afford to go to the Drs or purchase their meds and this is what you do? absolutely unacceptable. the police need ALL their time to deal with ALL THESE PROBLEM RENTAL PROPERTIES since nothing ever changes. get rid of all the assistants to the supers, directors,etc. it's close to HALF A MILLION A YEAR JUST for assistants...SCHOOL BOARD....CONSOLIDATE THE SCHOOLS.
April 24, 2016 at 10:11 AM
Anonymous said…
Don't put people on the school board who have family that work for the school district such as Stickler.
April 25, 2016 at 5:55 AM
Anonymous said…
If you wouldn't make enemy your car wouldn't go vanlised no one on second Street vanlised your car your not worth getting in trouble
April 28, 2016 at 12:26 PM
Anonymous said…
Some people ain't happy unless there have dram in there life so leave everyone alone
April 29, 2016 at 3:25 PM
Anonymous said…
Bob has one of the nicest, best maintained houses on the block.
Seems what ever dram, DRAMA, your talking about made a few more step up and CLEAN UP!
April 29, 2016 at 8:33 PM
Bob Gainer said…
I'll do what I need to do within the law.
Take your own advise along with mine.
Enjoy.
April 30, 2016 at 9:41 AM
Anonymous said…
If second Street is so historic way don't they fix the street like eight street
May 2, 2016 at 8:58 PM
Bob said…
FYI. TEACH YOUR OFFSPRING BEFORE THEY GET CAUGHT IN THE ACT
May 2, 2016 at 9:34 PM
Anonymous said…
If second Street is historic why don't they fix the street and sidewalks like n second Street
May 3, 2016 at 11:43 AM
Bob Gainer said…
Streets are fine!!!
Sidewalks are the PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY ALONG WITH CURBS.
To the best of my knowledge.
BTW stop crying, it's HISTORIC!
May 3, 2016 at 4:34 PM
Bob Gainer said…
It's your responsibility to maintain your sidewalk.
When you do,,, fix your curb also, it's an accident waiting to happen.
And of course your the one to be sued.
May 4, 2016 at 8:23 AM
Bob Gainer said…
God helps them that help themselves.
It's your responsibility, fix it.
May 5, 2016 at 7:57 AM
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