School Resource Officer Program

The School  Resource Officer  (SRO)  Program is a cooperative  effort  between the Cleburne Police

Department  and the Cleburne Independent School District (CISD).   The police department  assigned three officers to work in the schools.

The SRO's have several duties at their schools, but their primary objectives are to protect the school, staff, and students, prevent drug and alcohol abuse, and to prevent juvenile delinquency  through  close  contact with  students and school personnel. 
The SRO's investigate delinquent acts within the school system and crimes within the community that are school related.  This close interaction with students helps to create more positive attitudes towards police officers in general. The SRO's are also responsible for improving the image of the uniformed law enforcement officer in the eyes of the students and community.  The aim is to provide a positive law enforcement influence that provides a safe and secure learning environment for students and teachers, encourages relationships between officers, school administrators, teachers and students, and fosters education.

The presence of the School Resource Officer (S.R.O.) on campus provides for a faster police response to incidents requiring police involvement, such as emergencies, criminal investigations, and when necessary, arrests.  When such incidents occur, the S.R.O. will also be better prepared to deal with them based on his or her familiarity with the school community and its daily operations.  School Resource Officers have been crucial to the success of several  investigations during the past year involving juvenile-related crimes.
All the officers in the SRO program are volunteers because of their love of children and their desire to make a real difference.  Today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders and the officers understand they can make a difference in the students’ lives.  The SRO provides a positive role model for students.  The SROs must attend and successfully complete a variety of specialized training courses to be accepted into the SRO program.  They attend every school function on or off the campus.  When school is not in session, they are assigned to patrol duty or attend additional training.