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Sheriff and partners propose local Class 3 SRO training to staff elementary schools
Summary
A multi‑agency proposal described an 8‑week local Class 3 School Resource Officer training program approved by the South Carolina Training Council to recruit retired military and other experienced candidates for elementary school SRO roles; organizers hope to run the first class in June and deploy officers for the fall school year.
Presenters proposed a local Class 3 School Resource Officer (SRO) training syllabus intended to recruit and certify officers who would serve in Beaufort County schools without requiring the 12‑week Class 1 academy in Columbia. “What that did is it allowed us to create a training syllabus that we could take a person, of any age, and that we would bring them into a law enforcement environment... We would train them here in Beaufort County,” a presenter said.
The training was described as an eight‑week program (shorter than the Class 1 academy) with local instruction and a goal of starting the first class in June so graduates would be ready for the August school start. Organizers said the syllabus had been sent to the state academy and approved by the South Carolina Training Council. They emphasized the program aims to place at least one officer in every school and recommended recruiting retired military and other experienced candidates who can train and mentor elementary school children.
Sheriff’s office representatives said participating agencies (municipal police and the sheriff’s office) would host the training together to create a regional network of SROs and to standardize preparation. The presenters cited starting pay of about $45,000 and benefits as incentives and asked the public to apply and for partner agencies to post application information on their websites.
