Starting in January 2026, there will no longer be school resource officers (SROs) on Natomas Unified School District campuses and no more Sacramento police officers on Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT).

The Sacramento Police Department says it's a move the department is making as it faces a staffing shortage, with 89 vacancies as of Oct. 17.

"The extra eyes [are] good to keep the eyes on the kids," said Baythong Whittlesey, who is a parent at Natomas Unified.

The change means 14 officers will soon be patrolling the streets.

The Sacramento Police Department is putting its three SROs and a sergeant at Natomas Unified and 12 positions at SacRT back on patrol and other assignments.

"The city has a tough problem to fix, right?" said Natalie McGee, who is a Natomas Unified parent.

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