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School resource officers report 740 calls, 59 student-related arrests; new K-9 and diversion work highlighted
Summary
At the July board meeting, school resource officers reported 740 calls for service, 59 student-related arrests (11 sent to juvenile detention), 33 students completing a vape diversion program, and a new K-9. Officers emphasized training and mentoring work inside schools.
Center Grove Community School Corp trustees heard an annual safety and discipline report on July 13 from school resource officers, who said the district handled 740 calls for service this year and recorded 59 student-related arrests.
"We're at 740 calls for service this year, and that goes up every year," Officer Beasley told the board, describing calls that range "from an accident in the parking lot to a fight to an investigation." Beasley said of the 59 student-related cases, 11 students were taken to juvenile detention and the department recommended 48 criminal filings to prosecutors; an additional eight adult arrests and seven adult filings occurred outside the student count.
The report also noted 37 stop-arm violations captured by bus cameras and an increase in citations after procedural issues with the prosecutor's office were resolved. On vaping, Beasley said the district ran a voluntary vape diversion program: "We had 33 vape diversions and 27 vape tickets," he said, adding diversion classes were available for first-time student offenders.
Beasley introduced a newly acquired K-9, Walker, and described recent training: "We were able to get another dog this year… Officer Beatty and K-9 Walker just graduated about a month or two ago. Super intensive training — about 200 plus hours." He said the department totaled about 683 annual training hours and met NASRO's 40-hour basic SRO requirement.
Board members asked clarifying questions about how "adult" arrests were counted and about parking-pass communication; Beasley said some adults in the arrest count were 18-year-old students, while others were true adult arrests outside the district's student population. He also described how principals and newsletters communicate parking-pass rules.
The officers framed much of their work as mentorship and school-based support rather than exclusively enforcement. "What you're not gonna see in this presentation tonight is the meaningful relationships that we get to build with our kids each and every day," Beasley said, listing examples of officers buying food for families, attending funerals and mentoring students.
The presentation concluded without board action beyond questions and appreciation for officer work.
