1 in 5 School Police Say Their School is Unprepared for Active Shooter
One in five school police officers say their school is not prepared to handle an active-shooter situation, according to a survey of school resource officers conducted by the Education Week Research Center.
According to the report, the average officer is a 48-year-old white male who has worked in law enforcement for 19 years and has been a school police officer for 9 years. He works for a local police or sheriff’s department and has experience working with youth prior to becoming an SRO. He is assigned to a single school as opposed to multiple campuses. He views his primary role as enforcing laws.