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Tumwater officials say one SRO is covering schools while county offers backup support
Summary
Acting Chief Carlos Quita told a joint Tumwater Council–School Board session that Officer Stauffer has maintained services since Officer Bowling’s reassignment and the department will try to staff a second school resource officer; Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders emphasized SROs are specially trained for prevention and relationship-building.
Acting Chief Carlos Quita told a joint meeting of the Tumwater City Council and Tumwater School Board on April 14 that the city’s school resource officer (SRO) program has continued to operate despite the temporary reassignment of one officer.
"Since the temporary reassignment, officer Stauffer has been delivering outstanding level of service," Carlos Quita said, adding that the department has not been notified of any calls or investigations that the SRO could not handle with patrol support.
The update came after the council paused other items to hear…
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