The Callaway County Commission approved continuing the school resource officer program at three of the county's school districts.
The Callaway County Sheriff's Office supplies officers to New Bloomfield, South Callaway and North Callaway school districts.
Sheriff Clay Chism said his officers are always available to help the Fulton School District, but an SRO there would be a conversation with the Fulton Police Department.
Under the agreement, the school district pays 65 percent of the officer's salary and benefits, and the county pays the remaining 35 percent.
However, Chism said, the program comes out closer to a 50-50 split.
The sheriff's office covers all overtime, training and equipment for the officers.
"All of the school superintendents are completely in agreement with this financial formula," Chism said. "They believe it's fair to the district, it's fair to the county and more than anything, it's fair to the taxpayer."
So far this school year, SROs have handled 490 details, including events, programs, meetings and counseling sessions.
"I think the point to be highlighted is almost every one of those 490 contacts was a positive contact," Chism said.
Chism said the goal of the program is to prevent trouble in the school.
"There's this national rhetoric out there that cops are in schools to get kids in trouble. And that's just simply not the truth," he said.
"We have cops in our local schools to prevent trouble and keep kids from getting in trouble," he added. "A majority of the time, almost all of the time our school resource officers are being a positive support to a child that may have some issues as opposed to getting that child in trouble."