Police in Schools: Safeguarding America, Building Character

These are challenging times for police-community relations due to controversies that have included Ferguson, Staten Island, Baltimore, and South Carolina.

School Resource Officer with students. Courtesy of Aurora City, Colorado

Since the Columbine tragedy on April 20, 1999, one of my professional responsibilities has been safeguarding American schools.

Administrators, teachers, counselors, threat assessment teams, security officials, school board members, community leaders, students, and law enforcement officials, and in particular, school resource officers (SRO), have attended my presentations nationwide.

School resource officers represent one of the most important school violence prevention, character education, and community policing initiatives.