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District intends to add SROs to school‑based threat assessment teams after local review
Summary
Staff told the board they consulted with Chief Smith and plan to add school resource officers (SROs) to school‑based threat assessment teams to improve communication with first responders; Chief Smith's board has reviewed and will sign once the school board approves.
District staff outlined a procedural change to include school resource officers on school‑based threat assessment teams.
Mister Cole explained that changes to school code require communication with local law enforcement and that, after consulting with Chief Smith, the administration determined SROs should participate actively on threat assessment teams to maintain constant communication with first responders. He said Chief Smith's board has already reviewed the change and will sign the agreement once the school board acts.
The proposed language is included in the agenda materials (page 15) and would add SROs formally to existing threat assessment teams; staff characterized the change as an operational improvement intended to strengthen coordination with first responders rather than a substantive change to team responsibilities.
The item was presented for the board's consideration; board members had no extended questions recorded in the transcript at that point.
