Accompanying Standard Operating Procedures. The Chief, in consultation with the Superintendent, shall establish operating procedures to provide guidance to SROs about daily operations, policies, and procedures. At a minimum, the operating procedures as established by the Chief shall describe the following for the SRO and shall be consistent with this Agreement:
Accompanying Standard Operating Procedures. This Agreement shall be accompanied by Standing Operating Procedures that shall be consistent with this Agreement and shall include, at a minimum, provisions detailing: • The SRO uniform and any other ways of identifying as a police officer; • Duty hours and scheduling for the SRO; • Use of police force, arrest, citation, and court referral on school property; • A statement and description of students’ legal rights, including the process for searching and questioning students and when parents and administrators must be notified and present; • The chain of command, including delineating to whom the SRO reports, how often the SRO meets with the principal or his or her designee, and how school administrators and the SRO work together, as well as what procedure will be followed when there is a disagreement between the administrator and the SRO; • Protocols for SROs when school administrators, teachers, or other school personnel call upon them to intervene in situations beyond the role prescribed for them in Section IV; • Performance evaluation standards, which shall incorporate monitoring compliance with this Agreement and use of arrest, citation, and police force in school; • Protocols for diverting and referring at-risk students to school- and community- based supports and providers; and • Clear guidelines on confidentiality and information sharing between the SRO, school staff, and parents or guardians.
Accompanying Standard Operating Procedures. The Chief, in consultation with the Superintendent, shall establish operating procedures to provide guidance to SROs about daily operations, policies, and procedures. At a minimum, the operating procedures as established by the Chief shall describe the following for the SRO and shall be consistent with this Agreement: the school resource officer uniform; use of police force, arrest, citation, and court referral on school property; a statement and description of students’ legal rights, including the process for searching and questioning students and circumstances requiring notification to and presence of parents and administrators; chain of command, including delineating to whom the SRO reports and how school administrators and the SRO work together; performance evaluation standards, which shall incorporate monitoring compliance with this Agreement and use of arrest, citation, and police force in school; protocols for diverting and referring at-risk students to school and community-based supports and providers; and information sharing between the SRO, school staff, and parents or guardians.
