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School resource officer expands criminology class, launches cadet pilot and outlines summer coverage
Summary
Dallas’s school resource officer detailed outreach and law‑enforcement duties at five schools, a criminology class offering college credit through Chemeketa, and a new cadet program; funding is split 50/50 with the school district for nine months of the year.
The city’s School Resource Officer (SRO) told the committee he covers five primary schools — three elementary schools, the middle school and the high school — and that most of his time is focused on community outreach rather than investigations.
Why it matters: The SRO program is intended to foster positive relationships between students and police, provide career pathways through a new criminology course with college credit, and create a local cadet pipeline that could feed future recruits.
Program details
- Role and emphasis: The SRO said…
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