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Catskill schools looking to hire four part-time armed officers

May 31, 2018 6:45 am

Bill Williams is reporting for WCTW-FM, "The Cat," the Catskill Central School District has announced an extra-curricular opportunity for the 2018-19 school year for four, part-time "Armed Retired Officers." The positions pay $25 an hour. Williams reports the district has budgeted $100,000 for the part-time jobs. Once hired, the armed officers will be subject to district training and assigned to the elementary, middle and high schools. The successful candidate must have a minimum of seven years law enforcement experience and the posting encourages city, state, county and federal officers to apply. A valid New York state pistol license and "knowledge of the penal law and the ability to interact with law enforcement" is required. Anyone interested is asked to apply in person at the office of Superintendent Ronel Cook. Read the full job posting at CatskillCSD [dot] org.