School Resource Officer

 

School Resource Officer                   School Resource Officer

High School                                     Middle School

Officer Justin Lake                           Officer David Hemond   

401-825-6515 (School Hours)            401-823-1680 (School Hours)

 

SRO Office located at Youth Center - 401-822-9298

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 throughout the school day and has become a valuable resource to students, teachers and the school administration alike. 

What are the responsibilities of the School Resource Officer?

• Acts as a visible, active law enforcement figure on campus dealing with any law-related issues.
• Acts as a classroom resource for instruction in the following areas: law related education, violence diffusion, safety programs, alcohol and drug prevention, crime prevention and other areas.
• Acts as a member of the faculty and administrative
  
  team working hand in hand to solve problems in the school community.
• Acts as a resource for the students, which will enable students to be associated with a law enforcement figure in the student's environment.
• Acts as a resource to teachers, parents and students for conferences on an individual basis, dealing with individual problems or questions.

• Acts as a counseling resource in areas which may affect the educational environment but may be of a law-related nature.

 

 

Goals of the School Resource Officer Program

• Bridge the gap between Police Officers and young people, and increase positive attitudes toward law enforcement.
• Teach the value of our legal system.
• Promote respect for people and property.
• Reduce juvenile crime by helping students formulate an awareness of rules, authority and justice.
• To take a personal interest in students and their activities.
• To allow students access to the legal system.
• To give students a realistic picture of our laws and legal system so they will have an investment in supporting and improving it.

• Teach students how to avoid becoming a victim through self awareness and crime prevention.