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Training of School Resource Officers

Before a police officer become an SRO, s/he must complete forty-hours of training given by the National Association of School Resource Officers.

The training emphasize three main areas of instruction: function as a police officer in the school setting, working as a resource and problem solver, and the development of teaching skills.

This basic SRO course includes classes in:

• History of School Based Policing
• The SRO Program: Triad Concept
• Roles and Responsibilities of the SRO
• Being a Positive Role Model
• Public Speaking
• Law Related Education
• Instructional Techniques
• Classroom Management
• Lesson Plan Development
• Preparation Time
• Counseling
• Adolescent Emotional Issues
• Child Abuse
• Dysfuntional Families
• Special Education
• School Safety Procedures
• Emergency Management
• Crime Prevention
• Substance Abuse
• School Law