Caney schools and the City of Caney are working together to bring a school resource officer to help fill a need in both organizations.

 Superintendent Blake Vargas says the officer would work on all three school campuses during the school year and for the police department when school is out of session. Vargas says this would benefit everyone in the community.

 Vargas says situations and needs for schools have changed in the past twenty years, from the need of a school resource officer, to even the type of glass on the windows, and it all comes down to student safety.

 The new SRO would receive training during the summer, and pending approval of grant funding, would begin duty on all campuses at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year.