MATTAWA — The SRO (school resource officer) contract between the City of Mattawa and Wahluke School District is being modified to reflect changes that have occurred because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In November 2019, the Wahluke School District and the City of Mattawa entered into a contract in which the Mattawa Police Department would provide one SRO for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year and two SROs for the 2020-2021 school year. Because of COVID-19, the training required for the second SRO has not happened as originally planned. In spite of these setbacks, the police department and school district have worked together to come up with arrangements that were satisfactory to both parties.
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