Batesville School Board approves updated SRO memorandum of understanding

The Batesville School District Board of Directors voted July 20 to approve an updated School Resource Officer (SRO) memorandum of understanding with the Independence County Sheriff’s Department. The motion to approve the MOU was made by Karen Beller and seconded by Heather Fulbright and carried 4–0, with Dwight Ford, Chris Milum and Josh Swinea recorded as absent.

The action was presented by Interim Superintendent David Campbell and recorded on the agenda as item F.1. The publicly available transcript records the board’s approval but does not include language from the MOU or additional details about the SRO duties, funding or deployment schedule. Those terms were not specified in the meeting record provided.

The board took the vote as part of a series of routine operational motions during the meeting. No public comment was recorded during the meeting’s public-comment period.

The board adjourned at 6:46 p.m.