Tremont School Committee Unanimously Approves School Resource Officer

Also makes decision to submit original proposed budget to select board Shaun Farrar Jan 21, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. TREMONT—After months of discussion and comments made by school staff, parents, and town officials, the Tremont School Committee unanimously approved the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Southwest Harbor Police Department for a school resource officer (SRO), 5-0. A … Continue reading Tremont School Committee Unanimously Approves School Resource Officer

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A Carefully Crafted Yes: Southwest Harbor Approves School Resource Officer

Carrie Jones Jan 09, 2026 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—After months of debate and revisions, the Southwest Harbor School Committee voted, January 8, to approve having a school resource officer in the school, leaving Tremont as the only Mount Desert Island school currently without a school resource officer. Southwest Harbor committee members emphasized that the decision hinged on the specific qualifications of the officer and the revised and … Continue reading A Carefully Crafted Yes: Southwest Harbor Approves School Resource Officer

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“It’s the Position, Not the Person.”

At Pemetic, Stories of Support Meet Calls for Data as School Resource Officer Question Lingers, Decision Won’t Happen Until 2026 Carrie Jones Nov 16, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Geddy’s. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A decision on whether or not to have a school resource officer in the Pemetic Elementary School will likely not happen until January 2026, more than halfway through the school year. … Continue reading “It’s the Position, Not the Person.”

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“We’ve Been Ghosted”: Mount Desert School Committee Cuts Ties with Architect

Committee looks over draft school budget with a decrease, renews school resource officer agreement, and learns more kids are missing less school days so far this year. Carrie Jones Nov 08, 2025 MOUNT DESERT—Frustrated after months without communication, Mount Desert school officials say they’ve been “ghosted” by the architecture firm hired to oversee a $6 million renovation project and will now seek new partners to … Continue reading “We’ve Been Ghosted”: Mount Desert School Committee Cuts Ties with Architect

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School Resource Officer Role Renewed at Conners Emerson School

Bar Harbor School Maintains Police Partnership Amid Broader Safety Discussions Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Nov 04, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—The school resource officer is officially returning for another year at the Conners Emerson School. “It’s great to have a relationship with someone in law enforcement who knows the kids and knows the … Continue reading School Resource Officer Role Renewed at Conners Emerson School

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Teachers Plead For Southwest School Board to Consider School Resource Officer

Many Tremont School Board Members Worry About Officer With a Gun in School Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 10, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Several teachers, the select board chair, and the Tremont town manager all asked the Southwest Harbor School Committee to reconsider its lack of action on a school resource officer (SRO) at the … Continue reading Teachers Plead For Southwest School Board to Consider School Resource Officer

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MDI Man Chosen as New School Resource Officer

Starting School Year Off With a Win Shaun Farrar Sep 17, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—On August 27, a local man started going to classes where he’d introduce himself to students and teachers and tell them what his role in the school is and what it isn’t. That role wasn’t as a teacher or a … Continue reading MDI Man Chosen as New School Resource Officer

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Goodbye, Officer Tim

Bar Harbor’s School Resource Officer Is Leaving CARRIE JONES APR 05, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—He walked the halls to calls of “Hi, Officer Tim.” He played ball. He tied shoes. He helped straighten hats. Listened to stories. Learned name after name of students, teachers, and parents. He quietly calmed kids who had entered crisis mode and barricaded themselves in a room. Bar Harbor’s Tim Bland … Continue reading Goodbye, Officer Tim

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High School Board Worries That Tim Bland May No Longer be School Resource Officer

Computerized Testing Glitch Causes Frustration SHAUN FARRAR OCT 22, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR––Before heading into discussion about testing glitches and renewing an agreement to have a school resource officer in the high school, MDI High School Principal Matt Haney told attendees at the October 16 MDI High School Board that it’s just been a great start to the school year. There have been great leaders … Continue reading High School Board Worries That Tim Bland May No Longer be School Resource Officer

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