Proclamation: National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

PROCLAMATION

National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day February 15, 2024

WHEREAS, The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) is dedicated to making schools and children safer by providing quality training to school-based law enforcement officers;

WHEREAS, school resource officers (SROs) bridge the gap between youth and law enforcement and embrace the triad concept of school policing, serving in informal counseling, education and law enforcement roles to support students and the communities that they serve;

WHEREAS, by training law enforcement officers to counsel, educate and protect school communities, the men and women of NASRO continuously lead by example and promote a positive image of law enforcement to school children and school communities;

WHEREAS, school resource officers are valuable and essential members of the education community and deserve unwavering respect and support from the communities they serve in the pursuit of keeping schools and students safe;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Colleen Whitlow, Mayor, do hereby designate February 15, 2024, as National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day.