Wise County adds four school safety officer positions

What happened

The board approved four new school safety officer hires and reported that the officers will work alongside school resource officers already assigned across the schools.

Why it matters to families

This expands the division’s school-security staffing and adds another layer of on-campus safety coverage districtwide.

The evidence

Approved August 10, 2026 minutes: the back-to-school report says the division is hiring SSOs in combination with SROs already in place “at all schools”; the approved personnel list names Jackie Baldridge, Shawn W. Daniel, Austin B. Jessee, and Bryan M. Rentfrow as new-position school safety officers.

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