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[quote=Anonymous]Without the fear mongering of a local headline, can we actually see the data on the effectiveness of SROs? Being reactionary is unhelpful.

I used to teach in a DCPS school that most DCUM posters would never consider. We had SROs. While the officers at our school seemed to be perfectly nice individuals, in my experience, I did not find them helpful in most situations. They seemed to turn up the temperature in situations that could have been diffused and were often unhelpful or unavailable when they were actually needed. Those were situations where someone got into the building who should not have etc. Many of my colleagues who were teaching in similar schools had the same opinion.

Having no SROs, but a better managed system for access to the building would have been the best course of action for my school. For example - ensuring that doors were shut fully and a better vetting system for access (instead of an overworked front desk worker buzzing anyone in because they are handling a dozen other things at same time).

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