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Committee forwards School Resource Officer interlocal with district; SROs to continue in high schools
Summary
The committee voted to forward an interlocal agreement with Federal Way Public School District 210 to the April 21 consent agenda; the district will pay 73.9% of SRO salaries for five officers assigned to high schools for the 2025–26 school year. Commander Thadius Assange said SROs have played a role in recent school threat reporting and follow-up.
The committee moved to forward an interlocal agreement that will provide five School Resource Officers (one per major high school) to Federal Way Public School District 210 for the 2025–26 school year. Commander Thadius Assange summarized the terms and said the district will pay 73.9% of officer salaries, representing the ratio of 180 school days to 250 annual work days.
Council members asked how SROs had been used in recent incidents. Commander Assange said an SRO identified a concerning report at Federal Way High School earlier in the week, undertook follow‑up and helped avert a more serious outcome; additional patrol officers and SROs were present at schools the following Monday as a visible deterrent.
Questions from council included whether the salary percentage could be expressed as a dollar amount (staff said they would follow up with finance) and whether the district contributes to training and standards (Assange said SROs undergo state‑required training and program oversight by the police department). The committee voted to forward the interlocal agreement to the April 21 council consent agenda; the motion passed by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will provide a dollar estimate for the city's share of SRO salaries and take the interlocal to the April 21 consent agenda.
