Nashville’s Elementary Schools to Lack SROs Despite $140 Million Allocation for Positions Statewide

Tennessee's other three largest cities will have SROs in all of their schools

Washington police officer Todd Foreman—a Washington High School Resource officer—walks the hallways at school at part of his duties in Washington, Pa. Foreman, a city patrolman and detective who started at the district in 2004, says that forging relationships with students helps avoid or de-escalate potential problems. Jim McNutt/Observer-Reporter via AP

Only one school district out of Tennessee’s four largest cities will not have SROs in every school this fall after the state legislature and Governor allocated $140 million for each district in the state to do so following the shooting at The Covenant School in March.

The shooting, which happened in Nashville, inspired the legislature and Governor Bill Lee, R, to sign school safety legislation that allocated $230 million for measures such as SROs, boosting physical security, and increasing mental health resources.