DALLAS — Anna schools Superintendent Michael Comeaux says his police department is barely keeping up with the district’s booming growth. The Collin County district has one officer for every 1,000 students. As the district’s enrollment hits 5,000, it is adding a fifth officer – but Anna has seven campuses.
If Comeaux had to staff an officer at every school, he would have to cut elsewhere. Anna now receives about $40,000 from the state for security. But the cost of one officer, equipment and a vehicle is roughly triple that amount.
“It’s really difficult. We’re adding basically a campus a year in our district now,” Comeaux said. “It’s not only adding all the teachers and the staff to that, but then also adding the security measures.”
