Safety Law News for 2/4/13

• Milford, CT Mayor favors the SRO model “where the police officers set an example for the students and they act as more of a counselor,” and pledges to provide school resource officers to schools.

• Woodstock, VA school resource officer says the most important part of the job is building trust and relationships with the school’s students.

• Newtown school board votes unanimously for more cops in schools.  Newtown PTA votes unanimously to request two resource officers for every school.

 Colorado State Senator Steve King introduces legislation that would include school resource officers as community partners in the Colorado Safe Schools Act.