School Resource Officer
Following the Uvalde school shooting, the question of whether teachers should carry firearms is in the news again
Every campus-based law enforcement agency must examine its active shooter response training and response protocols to a school shooting
Drug overdoses are at record levels, and as recent news reports indicate, children are succumbing to fentanyl-related exposures in the classroom
Officer Joseph Comegna had worked at the school for four years, and had been an SRO for 12 years
Peter Ghrist, the school resource officer for Griffith High School, says the group averages about 100 members a year
Police officers have a unique opportunity to positively influence the lives of countless children
Officer Mitch Brouillette was the subject of a heartwarming “practical joke” executed by the students of Heritage High School, resulting in a viral video
Two school districts will upgrade to armored vests that offer more comfort and protection
Baltimore is the only jurisdiction in Maryland with a sworn school police force
The Justice Technology Information Center has released a new desktop version of its popular free app, School Safe – JTIC’s Security and Safety Assessment App for Schools
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
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