Welcome to the Metropolitan Police Department School Resource Officer Presentation For

1. Welcome to the Metropolitan Police Department School Resource Officer Presentation For Public and Charter Schools

2. A Partnership Approach to A Safe Environment Internal • Safe Learning Environment is Essential to Effective Learning • Philosophy- A Coordinated Approach • Three Main Partners Working Together: • School Administration & Policies • Internal Security Resources • The Metropolitan Police Department

3. Role of the School Administration • Establishing a Safe Environment • Established Rules and Regulations; Code of Conduct: • An Essential Element of a Safe Environment • Effective and Applied Consistently • Enforcement is the role of the administration and not the SRO. • Physical Security-(active shooter/suspicious packages) • facilities – (cameras, locks, building factors, layout) • Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) • Internal Security measures – Currently in place by the administration • Ensures maintaining a safe environment • Magnetometers • Security Guards, Etc.-

4. Role of the MPD Patrol Districts • Provide additional resources- • Truancy Officers at Each District, outreach and home visits • Full Stride Foot Beat Officers • Support the external patrol efforts and Safe Passages • Provide info on crime patterns in and around school area • Will respond to the 911 calls if SRO not assigned or on site • Conduct additional investigations • Assist in community coordination

5. Role of the MPD Patrol Districts District Commanders’ Contact Information Regarding Schools: • First District- Commander’s Office: (202) 698-0555 • 1DSchools.concerns@dc.gov • Second District- Commander’s Office: (202) 715-7300 • 2DSchools.concerns@dc.gov • Third District- Commander’s Office: (202) 673-6815 • 3DSchools.concerns@dc.gov • Forth District- Commander’s Office: (202) 715-7400 • 4DSchools.concerns@dc.gov • Fifth District- Commander’s Office: (202) 698-0150 • 5DSchools.concerns@dc.gov • Sixth District- Commander’s Office: (202) 698-0880 • 6DSchools.concerns@dc.gov • Seventh District- Commander’s Office: (202) 698-1500 • 7DSchools.concerns@dc.gov

6. Role of the MPD Support Units • Special Liaison Unit (SLU): • Specialized patrol resource for the following communities: • Latino, Asian, GLBT, DHHU • Latino Liaison Unit (LLU): • Will specifically visit those schools with Latino population during day /eves patrol – develop outreach and contacts • Hold seminars for groups – topic specific • Arson Task Force: • Conduct investigation into suspicious fires on school grounds • Youth Division and Investigative Services Bureau: • Provide Specialized Investigative Capabilities

7. Role of the School Resource Officer (SRO) and SSD • The School Security Division (SSD) Reports to the Assistant Chief of Police for the Patrol Services and School Security Division; Diane Groomes • Commander Charnette Robinson-Directs day to day operations for School Safety Division with the assistance of Lt. Caldwell, Lt. Lewis and Lt. Manigault • SSD is Responsible for the Coordination of MPD Resources Relative to School Security; • Deployment of SROs • Management of MPD Personnel Assigned to School Security • Coordination of Roving Leaders • Coordination with Districts • Follow-Up Investigations • Coordination with Outside Agencies such as METRO Transit Police

8. Role of the School Resource Officer (SRO) • SROs are MPD police officers with specialized training designed to enhance community policing with youth and schools: • Coordinate conflict mediations and response to information about conflicts that do or may happen off school grounds; • Coordinate the Safe Passage Program to provide safe routes for youth leaving from schools; • Visit and work with the schools that feed into their primary assigned school; (Woodson, Eastern, Wilson) • Provide more intensive support to at-risk youth, such as home visits and Chronic Truants

9. Role of the School Resource Officer (SRO) What An SRO Is: • Specially trained Outreach Coordinator • Mediator • Law Enforcement Officer who has the legal responsibility legal obligation to address crime and to conduct arrests when a criminal offense occurs in their presence • Supervised and Responsible to the Metropolitan Police Department What an SRO is Not: • Not a Security Guard or Crossing Guard • Does not screen packages or participate in administrative searches of students • Cannot Provide Information that is Protected By Privacy Laws to the School Administration Opting Out- Electing not to participate in the designated or shared SRO program. • Request to Opt Out in Writing • Does not mean that MPD will not respond in the event of an emergency.

10. School Resource Officer (SRO) Deployment Plan • Coordinated Deployment Strategy • Designated • Shared • Roving • Supported by the Patrol Districts Resources dedicated to each school will vary • Depending on need and workload.  • Deployment levels can change as needs change.

11. School Resource Officer (SRO) Deployment Plan • Assigned / Shared SROs:  • Schools and student populations with the greatest need: While One or more SROs may be assigned to the schools, most others will have roving officers. • Schools clustered in close proximity or sharing a facility, may share SROs, who will travel between the schools throughout the day. 

12. School Resource Officer (SRO) Deployment Plan • Roving SROs:  • Teamed in pairs to serve middle and high schools that do not have designated SROs. • These teams will visit each school on their beat at least once a day to meet with the school administrators and respond to any concerns at the school. • Roving SROs will be a resource for coordinating Safe Passages, targeted student outreach, and programs. • As with other SROs, these officers will coordinate conflict mediations if needed, and will lend support and provide information on resources for at-risk students.

13. Transporting Juveniles in Need of CHAMPS or Hospitalization • School Resource Officers will not intervene with juveniles experiencing a psychiatric or mental episode • School Administration shall ensure that trained school personnel are in place to restrain the youth • Officers are to call 911 and request an ambulance. The SRO will provide an escort to Children’s Hospital or PIW • Contact shall also be made with the parent or guardian requesting an immediate response to the hospital or school • May also notify CHAMPS on 202-481-1440 and request an assessment.

14. Programs Offered By The School Resource Officer (SRO) • Examples of seminars/sessions are held by MPD: • Bullying • Good touch/Bad touch • Leadership/Mentoring • Street Law - Consequences • Role Play – Reversal – MPD – youth • Safety patrol • Drug recognition- K-9 new legislation • Anti gang • Police – future law enforcement officers (youth interested in law enforcement careers, Summer STARS, Internships) • Car Theft and consequences • Driving/Speed/Recklessness – consequences

15. Referral Programs Available to the School Resource Officer (SRO) Referral services – multiagency • Curfew Center program – in summer, extensive outreach to parent/child – CFSA • Summer Camps for Teens, Camp Brown • Brown BAG days- visits at lunchroom/cafeteria to students • Drill preparation – emergency exit, fire drills, active shooter drills, lock down school • Summer Police Academy • Ride-along • Good deed recognition seminars • Citizenship – What is “Snitchin”, reporting crimes • Anonymous Tip line - cards, posters • Emergency Preparedness • Panel discussions – many members sit on panels to talk about youth violence, prevention • Basketball tournaments – MPD vs. youth • Boys/Girls Club referrals

16. Role of the DCPS Security • Coordination on Security Matters for the 120 DCPS Facilities: • Coordinate with Principals and Administration • Coordination with Metropolitan Police Department • Conducts internal Investigations for DCPS • Gang Unit • Coordination of Security for Evening Events • After Hours Response

17. Establishing Points of Contact (POCs) Assistant Chief Diane Groomes; Patrol Services and School Security Bureau • Office: (202) 576-6600 • Cell: (202) 345-4025 • Email: diane.groomes@dc.gov School Security Division • 801 Shepherd Street N.W. • Washington D.C. • (202) 576-3407 Commander Charnette Robinson, School Security Division • Office: (202) 576-3408 • Cell: (202) 486-8189 • Email: charnette.robinson@dc.gov Director SSD/DCPS Contracts Ms. Janice Sullivan • Office: (202) 576-6650 • Cell: (202) 497-5106 • Email: janice.sullivan@dc.gov • Lieutenant Renato Caldwell renato.caldwell@dc.gov- Sixth and Seventh Districts • Lieutenant Angela Lewis angela.lewis@dc.gov Third-Fourth and Second Districts • Lieutenant Debra Manigault debra.manigault@dc.gov First and Fifth Districts

18. Mandatory Reporting

19. Failure to Report • Failure to Report Crime Leads to more violent crime in the community and in our schools

20. Mandatory Reporting of School Crime and Violence • President George W. BushJanuary 2001 Department of Education • As proposed in No Child Left Behind, States must allow students who attend a persistently dangerous school, or who are victims of violent crime at school, to transfer to a safe school. • States also must report school safety statistics to the public on a school-by-school basis, • LEA’s must use Federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities funding to implement drug and violence prevention programs of demonstrated effectiveness.

21. What Happens When We Fail to report • Professional Liability • Legal Liability • Neglect our Moral Responsibility • Neglect our Civic Responsibility to Teach Students Their Civic Duties/Responsibilities • To report crime when observed

22. Creating a Safe Environment • By Reporting Crime in your school you are contributing to a safer environment for your administrative staff, students and all stakeholders. • By participating in security meetings with staff and officers together you contribute to school grounds regarding lighting, cameras, security gates, windows, observing black spots, shelter in place procedures, areas that cameras don’t monitor.

23. Types of Crimes to Report • Robbery • Theft- laptops, tennis shoes, purse, book-bags, i-phones etc • Simple Assault (fighting) • Burglary- failure to secure laptops, failure to screen possession of, no accountability of property • CPWL- • Possession of a dangerous weapon-knifes/new statute regarding possession of – if the student has to protect, we will not make an arrest • Threats to do Bodily Harm (via internet, bullying) • Destruction of Property • Internet Crimes-Craigs list, Facebook, prostitution, threats, agreeing to fight and videotaping of fights, • All Allegations of Sexual Assaults • Bullying • Damage to Property- (staff vehicles

24. How to File a Police Report • If an emergency and During School Hours Call 911 and request a School Resource Officer to Respond to your school • If not an emergency call 576-3408 and obtain the name of the School Resource Officer closest to your school • If you have questions call your assigned School Resource Officer or Official.

25. Interviewing of Students • In some instances Officers/Detectives will be required to interview youth in a private and secure location based on the elements of the offense, may not be at the school • If officers are called to the scene they will take law enforcement action, our goal is not to arrest • Based on the nature of the offense it may be necessary to remove the student from school, “sexual allegations” • “Obstruction of Justice” can be assessed for failure to allow officers to handle matters appropriately. • Officers work in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General, the United States Attorneys Office, Child and Family Services and the Children’s Advocate Center. • Based on the offense/incident may apply for a custody order in lieu of arrest

26. Closing Remarks & Questions Questions & Comments