School Resource Officer

[ skool ree-sawrs aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-ser, ri-sawrs ]

noun

1. an on-site law enforcement officer responsible for safety and crime prevention at a school. : S.R.O., SRO

Word History and Origins

Origin of School Resource Officer¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

At Apalachee High School, where a student killed four and injured nine more, a school resource officer was on site, and though they quickly stopped the shooter, they were unable to prevent those gun-inflicted deaths and injuries.

From Salon

Colt Gray, charged with four counts of murder on Thursday, was in the midst of his first full day of school at Apalachee High School when he shot 13 students before surrendering to a school resource officer.

From Salon

After the fatal shooting Wednesday, the 14-year-old suspect surrendered to a school resource officer and is currently in custody.

From Salon

Per Georgia investigators, Gray was stopped by a school resource officer on-site at the school during the shooting and surrendered.

From Salon

Huizar joined the Yakima Police Department in 2013, and had been working as a school resource officer at Washington Middle School for about 18 months when, in March 2019, students said Santos was posting on the social media app Snapchat that she and Huizar were dating.

From Seattle Times