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Reply to "I’m a teacher and I don’t want schools to get rid of the school resource officer"
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[quote=Anonymous]The SRO program was part of the Clinton era commnity policing program, initially funded with DOJ grants. The idea was to have officers who were specially trained in working with kids and who would develop relationships with the kids so they knew who was at risk and could spot problems before they became bigger problems. The idea also was to give kids a positive interaction with law enforcement to help break down the distrust between communities. Usually officers volunteer for the position because they have an interest in working with youth. But obviously it’s all in the execution. If the officers aren’t well trained or don’t have an aptitude for working with youth, then it doesn’t work. And, based on my experience with MCPS playground aides and security guards, I am not optimistic that they would be a better option. [/quote]
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