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Corey Stewart and his one-time opponent, now interim Chairman of the Prince William School Board, agree on something: More cops in elementary schools

Dr. Babur Lateef, the newly appointed Prince William County School Board Chairman, says a plan funded by the county’s Board of Supervisors to put five armed community safety officers in elementary schools is a good idea.

I fully support the pilot program. I believe it is another layer of security we can provide on a system that has multiple layers already. I look forward to the implementation of the program and the ultimate results. I think this program is a good example of community agencies, elected officials and community stakeholders working together to address serious concerns of the public,” Lateef states in an email to Potomac Local.

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The half-a-million dollar program is the brainchild of another chairman in the county, Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman, At-large Corey Stewart. His board supported his efforts to fund the program, making it a budget-season victory for the Republican whose running for the Republican Party nomination for a statewide U.S. Senate office.

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