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Consultants recommend zone-based roaming SRO model and elementary safe-school coordinators; council votes to schedule joint meeting with county and school board
Summary
Consultants from the Science Policy Action Network presented a recommended school-resource-officer framework to Fayetteville City Council on March 3 that favors zone-based roaming SRO coverage, requires Safe Schools Coordinators at every school to triage incidents, and calls for recurring joint training.
Consultants from the Science Policy Action Network (SPAN) recommended a zone-based, roaming school-resource-officer (SRO) deployment and expanded use of Safe Schools Coordinators (SSCs) as the primary triage point for school safety incidents, during a March 3 presentation to Fayetteville City Council. After discussion, council accepted the consultants'report and voted to schedule a joint meeting with the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners and the Cumberland County Board of Education to discuss next steps and funding.
Dr. Richard Watkins, representing the consultant team, summarized the research: the team reviewed literature, analyzed state-consolidated incident data and interviewed local stakeholders including Fayetteville Police Department staff, Cumberland County Schools administrators and multiple school principals and staff. He said responses from the governing bodies were aligned on priorities. "When talking about what the SRO program should address, the primary need…
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