California, Rhode Island Police Officers Named National School Resource Officers of the Year
The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) presented its Floyd Ledbetter National School Resource Officer of the Year Award to Officer Lorenzo Beltran of the Ceres Police Department, Ceres, Calif. and Officer Richard Parenti of the Scituate Police Department, Scituate, R.I.
The annual award recognizes school resource officers (SROs; specially trained law enforcement officers assigned to work in schools) who have made specific and significant contributions to their local communities and/or school districts.