School Resource Officers in Elementary Schools
Elementary School Resource Officers (ESROs) will be assigned to proactively support elementary schools using a cluster model. One officer from each precinct will be assigned to the elementary schools served by a precinct. ESROs will visit their assigned schools on a rotating basis. The amount of time spent in each school will vary depending on the number of schools served by the precinct. Like SROs serving secondary schools, ESROs will be tasked at maintaining the triad model which consist of teaching, mentoring, and law enforcement. However, their roles will differ in the following ways:
- Officers will be assigned to multiple schools.
- Officers might not get to visit each school on a daily basis.
- Officers will not have assigned office space within their assigned schools. They will need a space from which to operate when privacy is needed.