In a split decision, the Hooks City Council surprised the school district when they did not renew the contract for a school resource officer (SRO) in last Monday’s regular meeting.
“We were not aware of their intent to cancel the contract,” said Lisa Tullis, human resources and public information at Hooks ISD. “The city did not notify us after the meeting that the contract had not been renewed. We were actually notified by community members that were attending.”
Jimmy Cochran and Cosman Jones were outnumbered in a three to two vote against renewing the SRO contract with Hooks Independent School District.
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