{"id":50738,"date":"2026-02-27T16:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knightcrier.org\/?p=50738"},"modified":"2026-02-27T23:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:00:52","slug":"north-penn-revists-school-police-officer-discussion-tabled-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knightcrier.org\/news\/2026\/02\/27\/north-penn-revists-school-police-officer-discussion-tabled-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"North Penn revists School Police Officer discussion, tabled in November"},"content":{"rendered":"

North Penn School District has revisited the possibility of implementing School Police Officers, a conversation that was tabled at the November 2025 board work session after years of discussion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The initiative of implementing School Police Officers met some public disapproval when it came to the board for a vote in November, facing criticism during public comment that engagement was not wide enough across the community to be put to a vote from the board. North Penn students and community members argued that they were not aware of the topic, and that they wanted to be a part of the discussion before the board voted on moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, three months later, and with two newly elected and two appointed board members, North Penn is acting on the criticisms it faced and is starting the conversation once again, this time including students, families, and staff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been so much turnover and so many other things happening that [the discussion] truly was tabled. But, now that our other board directors are all on board and they\u2019ve been sworn in as of late December, we\u2019ve acclimated them and we\u2019ve gone through some orientation, and now we\u2019re ready to start having that conversation again,\u201d Superintendent Dr. Todd Bauer said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On February 11, students arrived at school early for a mandatory Knight Zone period, where they watched a sit-down interview style video, where Bob Gillmer, Coordinator of Communications Media, asked Superintendent Dr. Todd Bauer and Brandon Rhone, Coordinator of Emergency Management and Safe Schools, informational questions to brief the school on the topic of School Police Officers.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the lunch periods following the video and continuing into February 13, breakout question-and-answer sessions were hosted for students to raise their questions, concerns, and comments with administrators, including North Penn High School Principal Mr. Kyle Hassler, Superintendent Dr. Todd Bauer, and Coordinator of Emergency Management and Safe Schools Mr. Brandon Rhone. A total of seventeen students attended the breakout sessions over the three-day period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was recognized that we needed to get the information out to the students. From that [November school board] meeting, we- we being the administration- were charged with providing a platform and an opportunity for students to receive the information, and then if they have questions and be able to ask those questions,\u201d Rhone said.