Citizen advisory group drafting new policy for school resour

Citizen advisory group drafting new policy for school resource officers


Citizen advisory group drafting new policy for school resource officers
Right now, there isn’t a policy on SROs, there are only expectations created by the local law enforcement agencies.
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Updated: 6:48 PM EST Feb 12, 2021
Citizen advisory group drafting new policy for school resource officers
Right now, there isn’t a policy on SROs, there are only expectations created by the local law enforcement agencies.
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Updated: 6:48 PM EST Feb 12, 2021
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WHITE SRO OFFICER. WESH 2’S MEGAN MELLADO REPORTS ON WHAT THE GROUP IS HOPING TO CHANGE. MEGAN: THE GROUP MET FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK TO TALK ABOUT WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SHOULD HAVE, BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK THE ROLE OF AN SRO SHOULD ENTAIL. >> WE DON’T WANT TO MAKE A DECISION OR MAKE POLICY IN ISOLATION OF WHAT THEY THINK. MEGAN: NEWLY ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JULIUS MELENDEZ FORMED THE GROUP AFTER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER DEPUTY ETHAN FOURNIER WAS SEEN SLAMMING 16-YEAR-OLD STUDENT TAYLOR BRACEY TO THE GROUND AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL. MELENDEZ SAYS THOUGH THERE’S A STATEWIDE MANDATE REQUIRING SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, THERE NEEDS TO BE A DISTRICT-WIDE POLICY DETAILING THEIR DUTIES. RIGHT NOW THERE ISN’T A POLICY. THERE ARE ONLY EXPECTATIONS CREATED BY THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO PROVIDE SRO’S TO THE SCHOOLS. MR. MELENDEZ: WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE CONFIDENCE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE’RE DOING THE RIGHT THING AND, FOR SOME REASON, IF SOMETHING DOESN’T GO WELL, THAT WE HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. MEGAN: KISSIMMEE POLICE CHIEF JEFF O’DELL PRESENTED KPD’S EXPECTATIONS AT THE FIRST MEETING AND ALSO COMMENTED THAT SRO’S DO MORE GOOD THAN WE HEAR ABOUT. CHIEF O’DELL: WE HEAR ABOUT SITUATIONS THAT DON’T LOOK GOOD OR WHERE THE OFFICER MADE A MISTAKE, BUT WE DON’T ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT THE WONDERFUL THINGS THEY’RE DOING. MEGAN: ST. CLOUD POLICE CHIEF PETE GAUNTLETT IS SET TO PRESENT THEIR EXPECTATIONS AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE’RE TOLD OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF MARCO LOPEZ DECLINED INVOLVEMENT AT THIS TIME. IT’S HOWEVER, HE DID TELL US IN A PREVIOUS INTERVIEW THAT HE DOES PLAN ON MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AT A LATER DATE. IN THE MEANTIME, THE GROUP WILL BE DRAFTING A MISSION STATEMENT AND CREATING SURVEYS THAT’LL BE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS AND STAFF TO GET THEIR THOUGHTS. IN OSCEOLA C

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