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School Resource Officer Lesson Plan of the Month<BR>
(December 1998)<BR><BR>

School Resource Officer Lesson Plan of the Month<BR>
(December 1998)<BR></P>
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Topic: Justification For School Resource Officers   

Target Group: School Board Administrators

Prepared By: Alfred Clark		Agency: North Chicago School Dist

Address: 2000 S. Lewis Ave.		Phone: (847) 689-8150
	 North Chicago, IL 60064
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Objectives: 

	Educators will recognize the need for a School Resource Officer in 
	the high schools, and middle schools.
	Educators will support the recommendation for School Resource 
	Officers.

Introduction:

	Hello, I'm Al Clark.  I have been in education for twenty six (26) 
	years.  I have taught mathematics and science, coached 
	football and track, been a Dean of Students, an Assistant 
	Principal, a High School Principal, an Athletic Director, and 
	presently the Director of Transportation and School Safety for 
	the North Chicago School System.  I am also a retired army major.

	Today, based on my years of experience and the positions that I 
	have held, I will attempt to address the need for a trained School 
	Resource Officer in the high schools and schools.

	I recently participated in two weeks of training.  One week was 
	a Basic School Resource Officer Training Course and the other 
	was a one week Intermediate Training Course For School Based 
	Programs.  One of the instructors was a fifteen (15) veteran as a 
	School Resource Officer.  The experience of the students in the 
	class ranged from recently assigned to over twenty years.  
	Based on the structure of the course, I'll attempt to explain the 
	SRO concept and what is expected of an SRO.  


Body:

	I.  History of School Based Policing

			A.  Concept began in Flint, Michigan in the fifties

			B.  Officers placed in schools due to increase in 
			    violence, lack of respect and thefts within 
			    schools

			C.  Concept of placing sworn officers in schools 
			    has grown and now is in effect in almost every 
			    state

	II. Triad Approach
	      Explanation of Triad Approach (Teacher, Counselor, Law
  	      Enforcement Officer)
			
			A.   Officers are first and foremost, law enforcement 
			     officers

			B.  Officers assume the role of teacher or educator 
			    (educating students and faculty regarding law 
			     related topics)
				1.  Varied approaches in the country

			C.  Officers serve as reality counselors (students 
			    share problem with officers)
				1.   Not a replacement for guidance counselors
				2.   Some jurisdictions prefer the term 
				    "advisor"
			
			D.  Officers are in schools to be "proactive" and to 
			    compliment the school environment
			
			E.   School discipline and school policy continues 
			     just as it always has
			
			F.  Students have the opportunity to see law 
			    enforcement from a different perspective

			G.  Officers serve as sources of referral for students 
			    and faculty
				1.   Student assistance
				2.   Public health
				3.   Family counseling
				4.   Drug and alcohol treatment	
			H.  Extension of Community Policing 
				1.   Benefits community
				2.   Benefits law enforcement

	III.  Benefits of the School Resource Officer Program

			A.  Safe and Orderly Environment

			B.  Students and Faculty Feel Safer

			C.  Community Views the School as Safer

			D.  Intelligence Sharing

			E.  Crime Reported

			F.  Emergency Planning

			G.  Learning Increases

			H.  Educators Can Go Back To The Business of 
			    Educating


Review:  Question & Answer Period
	    

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