Common use of Physical Intervention by School Resource Officers Clause in Contracts

Physical Intervention by School Resource Officers. An SRO should not be involved in the physical restraint of a student unless there is imminent danger of serious physical harm to self or others. As sworn law enforcement officers, SROs may intervene to deescalate situations. Physical interventions by SROs is undertaken in accordance with policies and operational procedures of their local law enforcement agency. If an SRO is involved in the use of restraint or physical intervention, the action must be reported to the school principal and the SRO’s supervisor and the rationale for the action must be fully documented. SROs should be aware of the Virginia Board of Education’s policies and guidelines on seclusion and restraint and related local school board policies and will attend training offered by the local school system on their use of seclusion and restraint by school employees, as available. SROs, however, must continue to operate by their own department’s policies and state law regarding physical intervention and use of force. Additionally, the SD and PD/SRO will coordinate to ensure that reasonable effort is made to inform the parents on the day of the incident. Crime Reporting Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, law enforcement agencies are required to notify a division superintendent, a principal, or a designee when a student in their school commits certain offenses that would be a felony if committed by an adult and the release status of the student. School superintendents who receive such reports are required to report the information to the principal of the school in which the student is enrolled. As a general practice, SROs should notify the principal as soon as practical of any significant law enforcement events occurring at or in association with the school (e.g., at a school bus stop or off-campus activity, during or outside school hours) whether or not the offense would be a felony if committed by an adult. Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, certain types of criminal activities that come to the attention of the principal or school staff shall be reported immediately to the PD/SRO as specified in SD policy. No SRO or school administrator shall be required to file delinquency charges. After such notification is made to PD/SRO, the SD will ascertain the disposition of the incident made by the PD/SRO in order to complete the School/Law Enforcement Reporting form. Schools and SROs shall be encouraged to deal with school-based offenses through graduated sanctions or educational programming before a delinquency charge is filed with the juvenile court. Threat Assessment Threat assessments shall be conducted in accordance with local school board policies adopted as required by the Code of Virginia and consistent with model procedures and guidelines published by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. SROs may serve as members of threat assessment teams and assist in monitoring of subject students as well as determining the need, if any, for law enforcement action. School Safety Audits School safety audits will be conducted annually as required by law to assess school safety conditions in schools. SROs, in collaboration with school administrators, will conduct school inspection walkthroughs using a prescribed checklist and will collaborate in other school safety audit mandates including school crisis and emergency management and response planning and preparation.

Physical Intervention by School Resource Officers. An SRO should not be involved in the physical restraint or seclusion of a student initiated by school staff unless there is imminent danger of serious physical harm to self or othersothers as defined by Roanoke City School Board Policy and Procedures on the Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion. As sworn law enforcement officers, SROs may intervene to deescalate situationssituations to prevent an act of violence. Any physical restraint of a student by school security officer or other school personnel shall be administered in accordance with all Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and RCPS guidelines and procedures. Any physical restraint of a student by an SRO or school security officer shall be administered in accordance with that SRO's department policies and shall be documented appropriately. Physical interventions restraint means a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move freely. Physical restraint does not include: briefly holding a student in order to calm or comfort the student; holding a student’s hand or arm to escort the student safely from one area to another; or the use of incidental, minor, or reasonable physical contact or other actions designated to maintain order and control. Physical intervention by SROs is undertaken in accordance with policies and operational procedures of their local the RPD and RCSO and state law regarding physical intervention and use of force by a law enforcement agencyofficer. If an SRO is involved in the use of restraint or physical intervention, the action must should be reported to the school principal administrator and the SRO’s supervisor and the rationale for the action must should be fully documented. SROs should be aware of the Virginia Board of Education’s policies and guidelines on seclusion and restraint and related local school board policies and will may attend training offered by the local school system on their use of seclusion and restraint by school employeespersonnel. However, as available. SROs, however, must SROs should continue to operate by their own department’s the policies and operational procedures of the RPD and RCSO and state law regarding physical intervention and use of forceforce by a law enforcement officer. Additionally, if the SD SRO physically intervenes with a student, RCPS and PD/SRO will RPD and RCSO should coordinate to ensure that reasonable effort is made to inform the parents or legal guardians of such student on the same day as the occurrence of the incident. Crime Reporting Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, law enforcement agencies are required to notify a division superintendent, a principal, or a designee when a student in their school commits certain offenses that would be a felony if committed by an adult and the release status of the student. School superintendents who receive such reports are required to report the information to the principal of the school in which the student is enrolled. As a general practice, SROs should notify the principal as soon as practical of any significant law enforcement events occurring at or in association with the school (e.g., at a school bus stop or off-campus activity, during or outside school hours) whether or not the offense would be a felony if committed by an adult. Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, certain types of criminal activities that come to the attention of the principal or school staff shall be reported immediately to the PD/SRO as specified in SD policy. No SRO or school administrator shall be required to file delinquency charges. After such notification is made to PD/SRO, the SD will ascertain the disposition of the incident made by the PD/SRO in order to complete the School/Law Enforcement Reporting form. Schools and SROs shall be encouraged to deal with school-based offenses through graduated sanctions or educational programming before a delinquency charge is filed with the juvenile court. Threat Assessment Threat assessments shall be conducted in accordance with local school board policies adopted as required by the Code of Virginia and consistent with model procedures and guidelines published by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. SROs may serve as members of threat assessment teams and assist in monitoring of subject students as well as determining the need, if any, for law enforcement action. School Safety Audits School safety audits will be conducted annually as required by law to assess school safety conditions in schools. SROs, in collaboration with school administrators, will conduct school inspection walkthroughs using a prescribed checklist and will collaborate in other school safety audit mandates including school crisis and emergency management and response planning and preparationphysical intervention.