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- Basic School Resource Officer
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Basic School Resource Officer
Course Details
The School Resource Officer (SRO) Basic Course is a 40-hour course for law enforcement officers who are assigned to Tennessee schools. The course provides skills, resources and tools for SROs to build positive relationships with students, administrators, staff and the community.
The course aims to fulfill the state statute that requires officers assigned to schools to participate in 40 hours of basic training in school policing within 12 months of being assigned. Participants earn a School Resource Officer Certification upon completion of the course.
Topics include:
- Engaging the school community
- Trends in school crime and contributing factors
- Legal aspects
- Special education
- School building security
- Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)
- Emergency operations planning
- Risk management
- Averting targeted school violence
- Behavioral threat assessments
Cost: $325
Municipal and county law enforcement agencies in Tennessee’s distressed, at-risk or rural counties can request to have registration fees funded through LEIC’s DARRT Initiative.
Hours: 40
Location: We are seeking host locations. Contact us to host this course at your agency.
