Absence/ Substitution Clause Samples

Absence/ Substitution. The Township will endeavor to have the SRO available for duty at his/her assigned school each day that school is in session during the regular school year. Unless otherwise required herein, the Township is not required to furnish a substitute officer on days when the SRO is absent due to illness or police department requirements. In the event that the SRO will be absent, the SRO shall notify both his/her immediate supervisor and the school principal. When the SRO is absent, the police department will endeavor to add extra routine patrols to the campus. In the event of an absence of three or more days, the police department will assign a substitute SRO to assume the duties of the regular SRO. Substitute SROs should, at a minimum, have the same requisite experience as regular SROs and, ideally, should have had some training in child development, trauma, and conflict resolution in the school environment.