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School-Based Policing & Leadership
What Does a School Resource Officer Actually Do?
The Full Scope of the Role Ask ten people what a School Resource Officer does and you'll probably get ten different answers. Some think we're security guards in uniform. Others assume we're stationed in schools just waiting to arrest students. A few believe we simply stand around until something bad happens. The truth? It's far more complex than that. A properly trained School Resource Officer operates in three primary roles: law enforcement officer, educator, and informal co
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Feb 23 min read


Welcome to The SRO Handbook: Practical School Safety from a Working SRO
Welcome to The SRO Handbook I spent 14 years walking the halls of Willoughby South High School — not as a student, but as the School Resource Officer responsible for keeping that community safe. Today, I help coordinate SRO programs across 13 schools and six police departments. This blog is where I share what I’ve learned along the way — the real-world side of school safety that doesn’t always make it into training manuals or policy binders. If you work in school safety, law
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Jan 272 min read
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