School Resource Officer

Qualifications of SRO

Throughout the term of this Agreement, the SRO agrees that s/he:

• A. Has been and will continue to be appointed as a police reserve officer by the Princeton City Police Department;
• B. Has been and will continue to be subject to the direction of the Princeton City Police Department;
• C. Has been and will continue to be required to obey the rules and orders of the Princeton City Police Department;
• D. Has completed all training required of regular full‑time law enforcement officers employed by the Princeton City Police Department;
• E. Has successfully completed the minimum training requirements established for law enforcement officers under IC 5‑2‑1‑9;
• F. Has received at least forty (40) hours of school resource officer training at the Indiana law enforcement training board established by IC 5‑2‑1‑4, the National Association of School Resource Officers, or another school resource officer training program approved by the Indiana law enforcement training board; and
• G. Has received training that includes instruction regarding skills, tactics, and strategies necessary to address the special nature of school campuses and school building security needs and characteristics.

The School and the SRO agree that the SRO shall be assigned the following duties and responsibilities:

• A. Toassistthe school safety directorwiththedevelopmentandimplementationoftheschoolsafetyplanthatdoesthe following:
• 1.Protectagainstoutsidethreatsto thephysicalsafetyofthestudents;
• 2.Preventunauthorizedaccesstoschoolproperty;
• 3.Secure schoolsagainstviolence andnaturaldisaster.

TheSROshallconsultwithlocallawenforcementofficialsandfirstresponderswhen assistingwiththedevelopmentoftheschoolsafetyplan.

• B. CarryoutanyadditionalresponsibilitiesassignedtotheSROunderthis
  
  Agreementandto:
• 1.Projectagainstoutsidethreatsto thephysicalsafetyofthestudents;
• 2.Preventunauthorizedaccess toschoolproperty;and
• 3.Secure schoolsagainstviolence andnaturaldisasters;
• C. To be a visible law enforcement figure on the School campus dealing with law enforcement matters and school code violations originating on the assigned campus. As to school code violations, the SRO will take the student to the appropriate principal or superintendent's office for discipline to be meted out by school officials. An SRO should not directly engage in student discipline matters unless requested by an administrator due to the knowledge that a violation of Indiana criminal statute has likely occurred.
• D. Maintainthephysicalplantoftheassignedcampustoprovideasafeenvironmentastolawenforcementmattersandschoolcodeviolations.
  
  Thisincludesbuilding(s),grounds,parking lot(s),lockersandotherpublicschoolproperty.
  
  Astoschoolcodeviolations,theSROwilltakethestudenttotheprincipals’or superintendent’sofficefordisciplineto bemetedoutbyschoolofficials.
• E. Tobearesourceforstudentswhichwillenablethemtobeassociatedwithalawenforcementfigure androlemodelin the students’ environment.
• F. Tobearesourceforteachers,parentsandstudentsforconferencesonanindividualbasisdealingwithindividualproblemsorquestions that are not related to day‑to‑day student/school disciplinary issues;
• G. Tomakeappearancesbeforeclassrooms,parent groups,andothergroupsassociatedwith
  
  School,orcommunitygroupsthrough
  
  Schoolandasaspeakeronavarietyofrequestedtopics;
• H. To share informationwiththeadministrationaboutpersonsandconditionsthatpertainto schoolsafetyconcerns.
• I. To work with the superintendent or designee will develop plans and strategies to prevent and/or minimize dangerous situations which might result in student unrest;
• J. TheSROwillhavecampusmeetingswiththeprincipaland/ortheprincipal’sdesignee weekly,orasotherwisemutuallyagreed,tocoordinatedailyactivities.
• K. TheSROwillcooperateandparticipateasnecessaryin
  
  School’sexpulsionhearingprocessifrequestedbythe
  
  Superintendent of
  
  Schoolsorhislegalcounsel.
  
  The Princeton City Police Departmentwillprovidecaseinformationand/ortestimonytothe
  
  Superintendent,orhis/herdesignee,provided thecaseisnot apendingcriminalinvestigation.
  
  Incasesofactivecriminalinvestigations,theState
  
  Attorney,orhisdesignee,willapprovesuchaction.
• L. TheSROwillfollowandconformtoall School Boardpoliciesandprocedures …