Keith L Hullenaar, Chelsea D Hicks, Marcus W Stubblefield, Lester Herndon Flip, Susan K Seabrooks, Monica S Vavilala, Sharon S Laing
BACKGROUND: School Resource Officer (SRO) programs do not reduce school violence and increase school discipline. We describe the use of a culturally responsive framework to form a school community collaborative among students, parents, staff, administrators, and law enforcement to reform an SRO program, promote school safety, and reduce punitive measures. METHODS: Members of a participating school district, a local county, and a university collaborated. Adapting an identified culturally responsive model, a racially/ethnically diverse school community co-developed and implemented a School Community Collaborative (SCC) to address a school safety priority (SRO program reform)...
April 18, 2024: Journal of School Health