Outline of the state of South Carolina
State
South Carolina
Encouraged

Category
School Resource Officer Training

Category
School Resource Officer Training

State law encourages SROs to complete specialized training to meet the safety needs of the school environment or requires training in selected schools only.

South Carolina Code of Laws 5-7-12. School resource officers; procedures for certain arrests; jurisdiction; employment rights.

(B) For purposes of this section, a “school resource officer” is defined as a person who is a sworn law enforcement officer pursuant to the requirements of any jurisdiction of this State, who has completed the basic course of instruction for School Resource Officers as provided or recognized by the National Association of School Resource Officers or the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, and who is assigned to one or more school districts within this State to have as a primary duty the responsibility to act as a law enforcement officer, advisor, and teacher for that school district.

Policy Type
Statute