West Rusk ISD Considers Police Department

NEW LONDON � The Board of Trustees for West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District will hold a special meeting tonight to discuss creating a school district police department. That�s according to KETK and the Longview News-Journal. Superintendent Tommy Alexander said the possibility of a police department for the district has been under discussion for almost a year and is not being considered specifically in response to the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. However, he conceded that the tragedy has brought the issue of school security to the forefront. The meeting will be at 7:00this evening in the board conference room, 10705 Main St. (Highway 42) in New London.