Lake Washington, Redmond review community resource officer role, student feedback and data sharing

Lake Washington School District officials and Redmond elected leaders discussed the district’s Community Resource Officer (CRO) model and efforts to collect and share data on campus policing at a joint study session on March 3.

The conversation focused on how CROs are deployed, how the district and police agencies coordinate when there are threats or incidents, and how students and families receive information about CRO activity. Superintendent John Holman and district staff described long-standing, daily operational contacts between schools and local police, and said law enforcement assistance is routinely used to evaluate and respond to online and in-person threats.

Why it matters: the topic touches on student safety, racial equity in policing, legal reporting requirements and community trust. The district and city officials said the discussion aims to balance rapid response to credible threats with minimizing unnecessary policing of routine student disciplinary matters.

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