Champaign schools renew contract for resource officers

CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign school board renewed its contract Monday night with the city of Champaign for school resource officers for another year.

The contract provides for five police officers assigned to the district's middle and high schools for the 2009-2010 school year. The school district will pay $238,000, the recurring costs for two officers for the coming year. The city pays the recurring costs for the other three officers, said Assistant Superintendent Michael McFarland.

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