QUINCY (WGEM) - In the last two years, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office has added three School Resource Offices (SRO). Before, they had only one.

Adams County Sheriff Anthony Grootens said every school district in Adams County has an SRO, but they don’t plan on stopping there.

Eventually, he said he wants to hire an SRO for each school. Until then, he said the number they have has already made it easier for them to keep schools and students safe.

“Security is number one. We have to keep our kids safe,” Grootens said. “We have to. And I know you’ve read and saw the school shooting reports as they go on across the country, and it’s nerve-wracking. It really is and that’s something I don’t ever want to have to deal with.”

Grootens said having SROs in the schools means they can establish

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