School Resource Officer

American  

[skool ree-sawrs aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-ser, ri-sawrs] / ˈskul ˈri sɔrs ˌɔ fə sər, ˌɒf ə sər, rɪˈsɔrs /

noun

1. an on-site law enforcement officer responsible for safety and crime prevention at a school. S.R.O., SRO

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Etymology

Origin of School Resource Officer

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

When alerted of the memorial’s removal, administrators tried to find out what happened, including by enlisting the school resource officer.

From Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, Deputy K’Lynn Jackson, school resource officer for the Moorpark Unified School District, responded to reports from Campus Canyon College Preparatory Academy — a K-8 public school — that a student was in possession of a single round of ammunition that he had been showing to his friends.

From Los Angeles Times

Per Georgia investigators, Gray was stopped by a school resource officer on-site at the school during the shooting and surrendered.

From Salon

Huizar joined the Yakima Police Department in 2013, and had been working as a school resource officer at Washington Middle School for about 18 months when, in March 2019, students said Santos was posting on the social media app Snapchat that she and Huizar were dating.

From Seattle Times

On Wednesday, they confirmed that victim was Angelica M. Santos, 17, whom Huizar had met several years ago in his role as a middle school resource officer in Yakima, court records show.

From Seattle Times