BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Board of Education in Bladen County is requesting approval for a three-year COPS grant application for two schools to add resource officers.

Bladen County is eligible to apply for grant funding for only two SROs.

 The three-year grant application will total $272,540, which include a 25% local match of $68,135. The county will be required to pay 100% of the cost for the two positions in the fourth year.

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BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The school board in Bladen County announced Wednesday that students will be in uniforms when they return to school this fall.

According to spokesperson Valerie Newton, all students will be required to wear a school uniform daily, but each school has chosen its own standard uniform and colors that represent the school.

The school system decided to have students wear uniforms because of anecdotal evidence that points to a decrease in discipline and behavior problems amongst students.

Specific guidelines for each school are as follows:

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The East Bladen Booster Club's alumni basketball game for former players of the old and new East Bladen High Schools is right around the corner, according to the Bladen County School System’s website.

The games will take place at the new East Bladen on Saturday, May 11.

Starting at 4 p.m., there will be a women’s basketball game, followed by the men’s game.