Queen Anne’s County High School has recently been awarded $70,000 to pursue the hiring of the district’s first School Security Employee (SSE), according to Joe Saboury, coordinator of school safety and security. The Star Democrat reports as of August, the district received funding from the Maryland Center for School Safety School Resource Officer (SRO) Adequate Coverage Grant under the 2018 Maryland Safe to Learn Act.
This funding allows school districts to hire an employee to serve as a supplement to the SRO already in place, he said. Resource officers already serving the school district fall under the direction and budget of the county sheriff’s office.