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The United States Department of Justice defines school resource officers (SRO) as "sworn law enforcement officers responsible for the safety and crime prevention in schools". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are employed by a local police or sheriff 's department and work closely with administrators in an effort to create a safer environment for both students ...
Ray Hall, school police officer in Texas. A coalition of over 100 education and civil rights groups called the Dignity In Schools Campaign released a set of recommendations in September, saying social workers and intervention workers should replace police officers in schools. There are 1.6 million students across the country who have a cop in ...
The school district in Minneapolis, the city where George Floyd died, has already voted to terminate its contract with the local police department. Do we need police in schools? The debate over ...
In a unanimous vote on Nov. 13, the Newton school board renewed the district's agreement with the local police department to provide two school resource officers (SROs) in all buildings.
Washington High School's school resource officer, Jalen Lee, uses his experiences as a police officer and public speaker to connect with students.
Officers in Schools: The number of officers in schools rose sharply in the 90s and then held steady until 2014. Weapons Officers Carry Between 2006 and 2010, schools that employed officers saw an 8-point rise in tasers and an 8-point drop in firearms. COPS Funding Most federal grants to hire SROs came in the 90s and early 2000s.
Police chiefs in Fayetteville, Spring Lake and Hope Mills received a May 21 letter from Sheriff Ennis Wright stating that the Sheriff’s Office would no longer assign school resource officers and ...
As part of an ongoing conversation about school resource officers, the State College Community Oversight Board held a meeting Thursday to hear parents’ and community members’ experiences.