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School resource officer

School board members say town politicized negotiations over SRO program

by Sep 18, 2026
Five Riverhead school board members accused town officials Wednesday of making false statements and politicizing negotiations over funding two school resource officers assigned to the high school and middle school.

Riverhead board delays SRO deal with school district over unresolved cost questions

by Sep 16, 2026
The Riverhead Town Board on Tuesday tabled a resolution authorizing a renewed school resource officer agreement, prolonging a dispute over who should pay for officers assigned to the district's high school and middle school.

Riverhead Town Board, school district clash over who pays for school resource officers

by Aug 28, 2026
Days before the first day of school, the town and the Riverhead school district remain at odds over funding for two uniformed police officers in the secondary schools.

Town, school district agree on staffing of resource officers in high school and middle school

by Jul 25, 2024
Riverhead High School and Riverhead Middle School will have police officers on site for the next two school years, under an agreement between the school district and Riverhead Town.

Town board wrap: ‘No’ to county’s request for part of Riverside Drive, ‘yes’ to school resource officer, more

by Aug 22, 2018
Riverhead won't abandon the stretch of Riverside Drive that cuts through the county golf course; the town and the school district reach agreement on a school resource officer; a controversial pick for the Industrial Development Agency board resigns.