It’s Time to Return to Schools St. Thomas Police Service – School Resource Officer Program by Chief Marc Roskamp The St. Thomas Police Services’ School Resource Officer Program (SRO) was utilized as a collaborative, community-based initiative to promote safe environments for students, teachers, parents and all members of the educational community. This program as offered by the St. Thomas Police Service (STPS) had been in place for decades. The SRO Program allowed police officers to interact and engage in the school environment, bridging gaps and forging relationships. The interactions with students ranged from preventing bullying and supporting crime prevention initiatives to mentoring and supporting students and promoting well-being. This was always the intentional focus of the SRO Program and we enjoyed our place supporting community. For years, the STPS trained SROs, who devoted professional and often off-duty personal time to support students and educators. Many of those police officers are endearingly remembered by countless students in our community. In years past, school communities would routinely recognize the relationship with police officers and publicly affirm their gratitude and admiration for the women and men who were serving to make a difference in the lives of young people in our schools. Police leaders have always listened and learned from school communities on ways to enhance our presence that consistently and with deep commitment impacted the lives of our youth. For many police officers, this was their passion – to work alongside school officials and break down barriers with our most vulnerable demographic – our youth.
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