School Resource Officer
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If SROs are expected to be our school’s first line of defense, we must provide these officers with the best specialized tactical training and equipment possible
Students at Taylor High School overheard the 17-year-old boys discussing their alleged plans Wednesday, and notified administrators
Three school resource officers, three security specialists and a dozen campus monitors will be on patrol
The Bismarck officers currently carry handguns, which Stugelmeyer said won’t help if they need to shoot from a distance
Officer Marvin Tevaga was honored for his accomplishments, including saving the life of a student who suffered cardiac arrest
Officer John Barnes was critically wounded in the May 18 shooting after confronting the gunman
The new security measures will include walk-through metal detectors at all entrances of the high school and both middle schools
Officer John Barnes had been in intensive care since being shot while confronting the gunman who killed 10 at Santa Fe High School last month
Scot Peterson, who was widely criticized for not confronting the gunman in the deadly Parkland shooting, said he remains haunted by the massacre
Officer Mark Dallas, who confronted a gunman at a high school gym, was honored by having his own day named after him
SRO John Barnes was wounded while confronting the gunman in the May 18 shooting at Santa Fe High School that killed 10 people
Officer Mark Dallas was hailed a hero for shooting and arresting a gunman at an Illinois high school last week
The task of directing hundreds of students to staging points can put students in a tactically indefensible condition
Scot Peterson, the sheriff’s deputy vilified for failing to confront the Parkland school shooter, began to receive his pension in April
Dallas is credited with stopping a shooting at Dixon High School in Illinois
The officer, who was not injured, was hailed a hero for his quick response protecting students and staff
“He let my daughter get shot nine times at point-blank range,” Andrew Pollack said
Rep. Emanuel Welch proposed the plan after hearing from advocates who said investing in mental health resources is the best way of treating the epidemic of violence
Gov. Larry Hogan called Deputy first class Blaine Gaskill a hero who did everything right
Any gang-prevention strategy must address unaccompanied children from Central America who are particularly vulnerable to MS-13 recruitment and victimization
An SRO at a Florida elementary school jumped into action Feb. 14 after hearing a colleague scream “shots fired” at a nearby high school where 17 were killed
The percentage of schools with a security guard, an SRO or other LEOs on campus at least once a week went up from 42 percent in 2005-06 to 57 percent a decade later
The shot fired by the SRO, Blaine Gaskill, struck the gun in the shooter’s hand
Gov. Larry Hogan said Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill “may have saved other people’s lives”
Deputy Blaine Gaskill is credited with stopping Tuesday’s shooting
The SRO who recommended Nikolas Cruz to be committed was Scot Peterson, who resigned amid accusations he failed to respond to the shooting
The move was planned before the deadly Feb. 14 Parkland school shooting
The video clips won’t be released until noon Thursday at the earliest
Under a new law, the state will provide $162 million for school officers at public schools across the state
Jim and Doug discuss the steps that should have been taken prior to and during the shooting in Parkland
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