Orange County Schools may replace school resource officers with cheaper guardians, saving $18 million.

Orange County Schools are considering replacing school resource officers (SROs) with less costly school guardians at 30 schools due to budget constraints. Guardians can't intervene in physical altercations or make arrests, unlike SROs. The change, affecting schools in Apopka, Winter Park, Ocoee, Winter Garden, and Windermere, could save $18 million, a cost largely driven by increased SRO salaries since 2015.

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