17-155 - Tukwila School District - Roles and Responsibilities for the School Resource Officer (SRO)

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CITY OF TUKWILA 17-155 Contract Appoval 8/21/17 Tukwila )#44�6 � o SCf-100. DISTRICT INTER -LOCAL AGREEMENT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM between CITY OF TUKWILA POLICE DEPARTMENT and TUKWILA SCHOOL DISTRICT #406 I. PURPOSE: It is the intention of the City of Tukwila Police Department ("Tukwila PD") and the Tukwila School District ("the District") to maintain collaborative efforts in providing a safe and healthy school environment for students, staff, faculty, and visitors. We do hereby agree that it is valuable and beneficial for our community to have School Resource Officers ("SROs") from the Tukwila PD assigned to schools within the District through a partnered School Resource Officer Program ("SRO Program"). We recognize through positive relationships with students and collaboration with educators and other school partners, SROs can proactively address school safety issues and divert at -risk students from the juvenile justice system. The purpose of this Inter -Local Agreement ("ILA") is to establish a clear understanding of roles, duties, and responsibilities of all involved parties. This ILA is being set forth on the 1St day of September, 2017, with full recognition that the document must be a living document to allow for program evolution and provide for some variances, needs, and future changes, provided such changes are agreed upon in writing by the Parties. II. MISSION: It is the mission of the SRO Program to provide the highest quality professional police service to the District and community by promoting school safety and improving the educational environment. It is the mission of the individual SRO to keep students and staff safewhile simultaneously upholding the law and supporting the educational mission of the District and its individual schools. is* 0 O rte` `rn L5 Page 1 of 7