JULY

  Safety Plans for Santa Rosa City Schools

The Santa Rosa City Schools District adopted a strategic plan by a vote of  7-0 to adopt a plan which includes exploring the return of the student resource officer program, increasing safety training, along with hiring more counselors, campus supervisors and restorative specialists.  A group of 30 community representatives made up of parents, district officials, students and teachers developed the plan.  The estimated cost of the recommended actions could be at least $6.5 Million.

The School Resource Officer Program (SRO) has issues which can make it controversial.  Santa Rosa Police Chief acknowledged some possible issues with bringing back the SRO program.  “It is going to be a balancing act for us about ensuring that there’s consequences for illegal behavior, but also really trying to work towards this restorative justice model and what we can do to divert kids from the juvenile justice system.”

“When men are full of envy they disparage everything whether it be good or bad.”  Tacitus