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Board discusses converting SRO contract role to district SSPS amid safety, liability and coverage questions
Summary
District staff proposed shifting the current SRO contract to a district-employed Student Safety/Prevention Specialist (SSPS) to emphasize prevention and classroom support; board members raised concerns about losing a dedicated officer for immediate calls, open-carry statutory constraints (ORS 166.37), insurance and staffing trade-offs.
District staff presented a proposal at the July 7 work session to convert the current School Resource Officer (SRO) contract into a district-employed Student Safety/Prevention Specialist (SSPS), shifting the role from law-enforcement citation authority toward prevention, classroom support and threat-assessment duties.
"It's exciting," the presenter said when describing the SSPS focus on prevention, classroom support and family engagement, while noting that the employee would no longer be an officer with citation…
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