Johnny Hatcher on SRO Funding, Drugs, Discipline & School Safety in Mobile County - Mobile Mornings - September 15, 2026

Mobile County School Board member Johnny Hatcher joins Dalton Orwig and Dan Brennan to discuss the future of school safety across the Mobile County Public School System.

The conversation begins with the Mobile County Commission’s decision to continue funding the School Resource Officer program and Hatcher’s push to expand SRO coverage to more schools. He discusses the possibility of additional support from the City of Mobile and other municipalities, the cost of placing officers throughout the district, and the role SROs play beyond campus security.

The discussion also turns to drugs and vaping in schools, concerns about fentanyl, the use and limitations of Narcan, recent disciplinary issues, cell phone policies, student behavior and the overall direction of MCPSS under Superintendent Chresal Threadgill.

Dalton, Dan and Hatcher cover the challenges of keeping students safe in Alabama’s largest public school system — and what Hatcher believes should happen next.