Category
School Resource Officer Training
Category
School Resource Officer Training
State law requires SROs to complete specialized training to meet the safety needs of the school environment.
8 New York Codes, Rules and Regulations 155.17 School safety plans
(c) District-wide school safety plans and building-level emergency response plans. District-wide school safety plans and building-level emergency response plans shall be designed to prevent or minimize the effects of violent incidents and emergencies and to facilitate the coordination of schools and school districts with local and county resources in the event of such incidents or emergencies. (1) District-wide school safety plans. A district-wide school safety plan shall be developed by the district-wide school safety team and shall include, but not be limited to: (iii) appropriate prevention and intervention strategies, such as: (a) collaborative arrangements with State and local law enforcement officials, designed to ensure that school safety officers and other security personnel are adequately trained, including being trained to de-escalate potentially violent situations, and are effectively and fairly recruited
MEMORANDUM: Recent Legislative and Regulatory Changes to Education Law §2801-a and Commissioner’s Regulation §155.17
Memo requires school resource officer MOUs to address training requirements.
New York Consolidated Laws 2801-a. School safety plans.
- Such comprehensive district-wide safety plan shall be developed by the district-wide school safety team and shall include at a minimum: c. appropriate prevention and intervention strategies such as: (i) collaborative arrangements with state and local law enforcement officials, designed to ensure that school safety officers and other security personnel are adequately trained, including being trained to de-escalate potentially violent situations, and are effectively and fairly recruited; (ii) non-violent conflict resolution training programs; (iii) peer mediation programs and youth courts; and (iv) extended day and other school safety programs