Tag: School Resource Officers

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Officer Shortage Could Force Oklahoma Agency to End SRO Program
Muskogee Police have two recruiting classes a year and only get 1-2 officers for each. Plus, agencies across the state are all pulling for the same limited qualified candidates, making hiring even tougher.
April 16, 2025
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Colorado SRO Stops Student from Taking Suspected Explosive Device into School
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the SRO received information that a student had brought a device to the school. At around 9:28 a.m., the SRO located and detained the student.
March 5, 2025
An SRO at Ponderosa High School in Douglas County, Colorado, stopped a student from taking a suspicious device into the building, officials say.
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Alabama SRO Dies After Collapsing at School
Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Johns, 62, was assigned to Brookwood High School. He collapsed at the school Tuesday and was rushed with a police escort to the hospital.
October 9, 2024
Deputy Tim Johns of the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office dies Tuesday after collapsing on duty at a local high school.
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Coffee Break with Police Experts: School Resource Officers
POLICE Senior Editor Wayne Parham interviews Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO), about the role of SRO post Uvalde and before.
October 7, 2024
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Widow of Slain NYPD Officer Pins Shield on Recruit Husband Mentored
Officer Mohamad Ghafari, 25, says as a young boy he spent every afternoon with Ramos, who was his school safety officer at the time.
July 3, 2024
Maritza Ramos, widow of slain NYPD detective Rafael Ramos, pins shield on Officer Mohamad Ghafari. Her husband mentored the 25-year-old rookie while serving as a school officer.
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Vegas-Area SRO Dies After Being Found Unresponsive by Student
A student found the officer around 1 p.m. at Mojave High School. Clark County School Police Officers Association President Matthew Caldwell said.
January 11, 2024
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Oklahoma SRO Dies After Fall at High School Football Game
Captain John Randolph was reportedly escorting a teacher who was carrying the gate money for a Ringling High School football game when he tripped over some wood debris and fell on a woodpile.
October 5, 2023
Veteran Oklahoma officer John Randolph came out of retirement to serve the people of Ringling as a police captain and school resource officer. He died in late September after falling on duty.
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The Real Role of School Resource Officers
Having officers on campus is not just about stopping threats or making arrests of juvenile criminals. It's about helping the school's students, staff, and parents.
September 14, 2023
Students participate in a special police academy program at a Los Angeles magnet school. The program helps students prepare for a career in law enforcement.
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MN Chiefs Say Restraint and UOF Law is Vague and Dangerous to SROs
The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association issued a statement saying the law is ambiguous and unclear, and does not allow SROs to intercede if a student is damaging school property or being disorderly.
August 30, 2023
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MN Agencies Pull SROs Over Law Covering Force and Restraint
The new law states force can only be used when there is a threat of bodily harm or death.
August 30, 2023
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Metro Nashville PD Doesn’t Have Enough Officers to Provide Elementary School SROs Despite State Funding
“The police department presently is not staffed to provide full time SROs at elementary schools (more than 70 personnel),” MNPD spokesman Don Aaron said.
July 14, 2023
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Jury Finds Former Parkland SRO Not Guilty of All Charges Stemming from Mass Shooting
Scot Peterson faced seven counts of felony child neglect and was the first law enforcement officer in the U.S. to face criminal charges stemming from his alleged inaction during the shooting, which killed 17 people and wounded 17 more.
June 29, 2023
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