SDPC Board approves funding for SROs

The School District of Pickens County (SDPC) is putting School Resource Officers on every campus in the district. At their recent meeting, the Board of Trustees for the SDPC approved $420,000 to fund full-time officers in every school. In addition, the board approved funding two new mental health counselors in the district to help students, faculty and staff when needed. These additional employees will be paid thanks to money coming into the county from new construction and growing property values, so there will be no need to raise taxes.