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Local police increasing daily patrols at schools
Policy set in wake of Conn. tragedy
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Statesboro police have been visiting local schools for years, but a new school safety initiative has officers dropping in daily.The program will help support school safety “by increasing police presence at all elementary schools within the city of Statesboro as well as the Charter Conservatory,” Statesboro Public Safety Director Wendell Turner said. “Statesboro (police) officers are doing a complete patrol walk-through of each school on a daily basis at differing times.”Students and teachers won’t always know when to expect the officers, but visits will take place once, if not twice, daily. “The patrol of the school takes 20 to 30 minutes to complete,” Turner said.
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