At the Jefferson High School District No. 1 School Board meeting on Aug. 13, the board discussed the school’s plan for hiring a student resource officer (SRO) and approved the final report submitted by SMA Architects last month.
Hiring an SRO has been on the board’s agenda for the past few months. An SRO is a police officer who works in the school, interacts with students, and deals with safety and security issues when they arise, according to Jefferson High Superintendent Tim Norbeck.
Norbeck said that he got the idea for hiring an SRO from other schools he’s been to. According to Norbeck, an SRO can either be a full-time or part-time presence. For Jefferson High’s purposes, the SRO will be part time for a few hours a week.
