By Donna Beth Weilenman

Benicia City Council will hear a request Tuesday from interim police Chief Joseph Kreins to continue having School Resource Officers at Benicia Middle and High schools.

In a Feb. 6 report to City Manager Brad Kilger, Kreins wrote that if the Council concurs, the city and Benicia Unified School District would continue to share the cost of the program, with the school district paying $150,000 to the city’s General Fund.

Kreins wrote that the program “enhances the safe and positive learning environment within the district, promotes a positive working relationship with school staff members to prevent juvenile delinquency, promotes positive attitudes regarding the police role and informs students of their rights and responsibilities as lawful members of the community.”

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