How Do You Fund A School Resource Officer Program?
In these days of tragic school shootings and generalized municipal anxiety, local governments are moving to install police officers in schools across the country. An SRO (School Resource Officer) can be a crime deterrent, a counselor, an administrator and a friend to students, staff and faculty. Many believe schools benefit in more than one way from having an officer on hand, and undoubtedly, schools with an SRO are safer because someone is watching over the halls throughout the school day. Include SRO funds in the school district budget. A school district takes in revenues from a number of sources. School board officials can choose to use money from a capital or general fund to get an SRO into a school. Get funding from municipalities. The township, borough or county that a school district is in may agree to provide some funding for an SRO. A request for funds must go through the appropriate municipal boards. Pursue state and federal grants. Some programs are available at either a sta
