COLUMBIA, S.C. — Every South Carolina public school will now have a full-time, armed school resource officer (SRO) on campus, following Governor Henry McMaster’s announcement that final funding has been secured to complete the statewide initiative .

“For years, we have made it our mission to ensure that every student, teacher, and staff member is protected by an armed, certified, full-time school resource officer in every school, in every county, all day, every day – and now we have finished the job,” McMaster said. “This achievement makes South Carolina a national leader in school safety and provides us all peace of mind knowing our schools are protected.”

The effort began in 2018 when McMaster announced as a priority placing an SRO in each of the state’s 1,283 schools. At the time, o

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