SROs describe day-to-day school safety work; arrests declined and threat-assessment partnerships strong

School resource officers (SROs) briefed the board on their school-safety work, describing daily patrols, threat assessments, attendance outreach and partnerships with administrators and outside agencies.

Officer Myers, who covers Douglas High School and other secondary sites, said SROs are sworn deputies who provide continuity between school and law-enforcement responses: "All the SROs in the district are actual deputies... So when we deal with our students, if they have issues going on outside of school or at their house, we're a friendly face to them," she said.

Myers described home visits to find students who stopped attending, the district’s involvement in SafeVoice Nevada reports and close coordination with the sheriff’s office, the district attorney and juvenile probation on threat assessments. She also said deputies support administrators in noncriminal matters and help maintain student safety at athletic events and other extracurriculars.

The SROs reported a decline in police reports and truancy-related arrests last school year. Myers attributed the quieter year to interventions by administrators, counselors and school staff: "Police report arrest were down last school year... Our truancy arrests and habitual truants were down a little last year as well," she said.

Board members praised the SRO team’s community approach and said staff and students appreciate deputies’ presence.

Ending: SROs said they will continue coordinated threat assessment work with district staff and external partners and maintain their emphasis on presence, prevention and attendance outreach.