The National Association of School Resource Officers
The world’s leader in school-based policing
The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) is dedicated to providing the highest quality of training to school-based law enforcement officers to promote safer schools and safer children. NASRO, the world’s leader in school-based policing, is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1991 with an unrelenting commitment to school safety. Learn more about NASRO and school policing.
- Our Frequently Asked Questions page provides answers to many important questions about school resource officers.
- Our report, “To Protect & Educate: The School Resource Officer and the Prevention of Violence in Schools” provides valuable statistics that document the benefits of appropriately implemented school policing programs. Check it out.
- Read NASRO’s “Position Statement on Police Involvement in Student Discipline,” which provides important information on best practices for school policing.
Why join NASRO?
School resource officers, law enforcement officers, school administrators, school board members, school safety professionals and others interested in protecting schools enjoy many benefits, including those listed below. Join or renew now!
- Up to a $50 discount on registrations for our annual National School Safety Conference and for all of our other courses, including the Basic and Advanced.
- Mailed hard copy of our quarterly Journal of School Safety, plus access to back issues via our website.
- Frequently updated “School Safety Law Blog” by Bernie James, Professor of Law at Pepperdine University.
- Exclusive access to our School Law Database, which includes statutes and court decisions on public education and school safety.
- Resources such as sample Memoranda of Understanding, best practices for body-worn cameras, and online investigation resources.
- Members-only e-mail group where members share ideas.
- Lesson plans on topics such as Internet safety, alcohol, community policing, crime prevention, distracted driving and driver’s education.
- Prepared presentations for parents and community groups.
In addition, membership dues help NASRO continue its global advocacy of school policing and best practices. Join or renew now!
Scholarship for Attending the New Basic Course
NASRO’s Basic SRO course has undergone a massive re-write in the last two years, and the new course is packed with updated, valuable information, including: The Teen Brain, Social Media, Human Trafficking, Violence and Victimization, and Developing Successful Relationships with Diverse Students. If it has been more than three years since you attended the NASRO Basic SRO course, we strongly urge you to consider returning to take the new course. NASRO is offering a $100 discount to anyone who has taken the NASRO Basic SRO Course previously. Basic Course Scholarship Application
NASRO Newsline
Properly implemented school resource officer programs don’t increase student arrests — NASRO to Guns.com
“I’ve spent a lot of time with our members … rarely does one of those officers need more than five fingers on one had to count how many students he’s arrested in a school year.”
That’s one of the things NASRO executive director Mo Canady said to debunk claims that hiring school resource officers means more students will be referred to the juvenile justice system.
Maryland school resource officer to receive National Award of Valor
National Association of School Resource Officers chooses Dep. Blaine Gaskill
April 19, 2018 – ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The school resource officer (SRO) who quickly ended a shooting at Maryland’s Great Mills High School last month will receive the National Award of Valor from the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO).
Street cop to school resource officer is “very radical change” — NASRO to NBC Chicago
“Coming from being on the street or being an investigator into the school environment is a very radical change.”
That’s part of what NASRO executive director Mo Canady told NBC Chicago, as he explained why specialized training for school resource officers is essential.
New school resource officers must receive specialized training immediately — NASRO to WBAL TV, Baltimore
“I would like to see our partners from the various counties within Maryland come together, and let’s get the training started. We’ve got to start that training as soon as the school year ends.”
As law enforcement agencies across Maryland recruit new school resource officers,
Every school resource officer must be carefully selected and specially trained — NASRO to Cincinnati Enquirer
NASRO director of operations Mac Hardy told the Cincinnati Enquirer what we mean when we say, “every school needs at least one carefully selected and specially trained school resource officer.”
“The officer has to be properly fitted to the community,