B. What is the School Resource Officer?


The school resource officer program is a
nationally accepted program involving
the placement of a law enforcement
officer within the educational
environment on several different levels.
The officer is involved in a variety of
functions.

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As a visible, active law enforcement
figure on campus dealing with any law related issues

As a classroom resource for instruction
in the following areas: law related education, 
violence diffusion, safety programs, alcohol and 
drug prevention and other areas.

Assisting the faculty and administration
to solve problems in the school community.

As a resource for the students which
enable students to be associated with law
enforcement figure in the student’s
environment.

As a resource to teachers, parents, and
students for conferences on an individual basis 
dealing with individual problems or questions.

Adds a counseling resource in areas which
may affect the educational environment but 
may be law related nature.