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School police officer shortage in Palm Beach County

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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School police officer shortage in Palm Beach County
School police officer shortage in Palm Beach County
School Police Officers are leaving Palm Beach County in large numbers.

HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING&ANDKEEPING SCHOOL POLICEOFFICERS.

CONTACT FIVEINVESTIGATOR DAVE BOHMAN JNSOIUS WITH MORE ON HOW THISPOTENTIALLY CAN EFFECT PUBCSAFETY IN A SCHOOL SYSM OFTE200-THOUSAND STUDES.NTTHE RESPONSIBILITY OF SCA HOOLPOLICE OFFICER IS HIGH.

THEPAY IS LOW.

AND CASH-STRAPPEDSCHOOL SYSTEMS STRUGGLTOECOMPETE WITH LOCAL POLICEAGENCIES FOR A DWINDNGNUMBER OF PEOPLE WANTING TOWORK IN LAW ENFORCMENT.“NATS WORKING ON HIS LATH”TONY MACKOWSKI HAS TIME FORHIS HOBBIES.

LASYET ARHE,RETIRED AFTER 17-YEARS AS APOLICE OFFICER WITH THE LMBEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.“I DO MISS I”.

COVID CONCERNSLED HIM TO QUIT A JOHEBLOVED.“I HAD OLDER PARENTS”“I HAD TO BE 100% HOME WITH MYMOM” SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERSIN PALM ACBEH COUNTY ARELEAVING PALM BEACH COUNTY INLARGE NUMBERS, OURINVESTIGATION FOUND 44 FOR TFIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THEYEAR&.MORE THAN 20% OFHEFORCE.

CONTACT FIVE POUREDTHROUGH THEIR RESIGNATNIOLETTERS.

SOME RETIRED.

SOMEJOINED OTHER AREA POCELIAGENCIES.“MOST SCHOOLDISTRICTS CANNOT COMPETE WITHSAY A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, ACOUNTY SHERIFFPAY AND BENEFITS” FRANKKITZEROW WAS THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY SCHOOLS CHIEF OF POLICEUNTIL RETIRING THIS YEAR.UNDER HIS WATCH, 150 SCHOOLPOLICE OFFICERS WERE HIREDAFTER STATE MANDATES FORCEDDISTRIS CTTO RAMP UP STAFFINGIN THE WAKE OF THE MARJOERISTONEMAN DOUGLAS KILLINGS INPARKLAND.

BUT WITH MANY OFTHESE OFFICERS LEAVING,SCHOOLS ARE TURNING TO LOCALPOLICE AGENCIES TO FILLMANDATED SHIFTS.

THESE LOCALOFFICERS ARE MOSTLY OFF-DUTYAND GET PAID TIME AND A HABY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.“THEOFFICER ON THE CAMPUS,IS&..THEYTO THE CALLS, THEYREPORTS, AND THE GUY MINAKTIME AND A HALF IS JUST THERETO BACK HIM UP, IT REAYLLEFFECTS MORALE”FORMER CHIEF FRANK KITZEWTHINKS GOVERNOR DE-SANTIS&PLAN TO OFFER A FIVE THOUSANDDOARLL BONUS TO POLICEOFFICERS FROM OTHER STATES TOWORK IN FLORIDA WILL HELP SEEATHE SHORTAGE.

AND THERE IS THEEXTRA BONUS OF WORKING 300HOURS LESS A YEAR THAN AMUNICIPAL OFFICER..

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