WHITEWATER β The city of Whitewater and the Whitewater school district appeared to engage in a war of words on Wednesday, issuing a series of dueling press releases over the districtβs recent decision to solicit bids for its school resource officer.
In a release issued just before 8:30 a.m., City Manager John Weidl reacted to the school boardβs decision, writing that Whitewater has βalways taken student safety seriously,β and citing the recent public safety referendum approved by city voters in April.
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