The Rutherford County School Resource Officer program is marking a big anniversary. SRO Sgt. Sean Jones stated...
Retired Sheriff Truman Jones started the SRO Program in Rutherford County in the early 1990's with five officers in five schools. Today, SROs are working in all 47 county schools helping to assure students safety and education.
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A School Resource Officer (SRO) is a certified law enforcement officer who is assigned full-time to a school. For this, SROs receive many hours of ongoing specialized training.
The SRO concept is similar to the "cop on foot patrol" who knows the public he serves on a first-name basis and is sensitive to their particular needs.