SROs report training completion and note increase in threat calls last year
Summary
A school resource officer and district staff described mandatory SRO training, partnerships with the Grand Rapids Police Department, and reported six threat calls to schools last year; staff pledged a spring breakdown of incident severity and school‑level data.
A school resource officer addressing the board described completion of required SRO training, attendance at national school resource officer and juvenile justice trainings, and ongoing collaboration with the district’s threat assessment team.
The officer said the Grand Rapids Police Department is committed to sending officers to training to better serve schools and highlighted outreach such as an FBI youth leadership opportunity for juniors and seniors. On safety data, the officer reported "we have 6 calls of threats last year," characterizing that cluster as an anomaly concentrated in September and October and offering to provide a spring breakdown of offense severity and school‑level counts.
Board members praised the SRO–school relationships and asked for more detailed incident data; staff agreed to return with a categorized summary of threat calls and a school‑by‑school severity breakdown in spring. No formal policy action or change to SRO assignments was taken at the meeting.
Next steps: staff will provide the requested incident severity breakdown and school‑level details at a future meeting and continue SRO training coordination with the police department.
