Saratoga Springs, NY: Parents call for more school resource officers/mental health help

Jan 28, 2019, NBC13, Albany, NY: Saratoga Springs parents create plan for better school security https://wnyt.com/education/saratoga-springs-parents-school-security/5225203/ A group of parents in the Saratoga Springs School District now has an eight-point plan for school security. The group wants to create a new school-security-officer position. These employees would be armed current or retired police officers. They also are calling for more school resource officers and mental health services. The group formed back in October, when the school board voted to disarm grounds monitors.