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School Resource Officer
School Resource Officer
MISSION STATEMENT: The School Resource Officer program is a collabrative effort by law enforcement officers, court personnel, educators, students, parents, and the community, in an effort to reduce crime, drug abuse, violence and provide a clean, safe, and secure learning environment for everyone.
JOB DESCRIPTION: The School Resource Officer (S.R.O.) is a uniformed, fully equipped, high visibility position assigned to the patrol division. The S.R.O. patrols school buildings on foot, and patrols school campuses in a marked police cruiser. The S.R.O investigates all crimes committed in the schools and on school grounds. The S.R.O. is aware of activity in neighborhoods that may negatively impact the peace, safety, and security of the schools, its students, and staff. The S.R.O. maintains strong open lines of communication with school administration at all levels, and the Police Departments various divisions, and acts as a direct point of contact for the Beverly Police in matters concerning public schools.
LINKS:
Important Information About Teens and Cellphones
www.netsmartz.org - An interactive website with tools to stay safe on the internet.
www.missingkids.com - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (N.C.M.E.C) Their Mission is to prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, help find missing children and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families and the professionals who serve them.
www.powerofparentsonline.com - This is a safety awareness program developed by (N.C.M.E.C.) and Duracell. This is a great website with a lot of free information on keeping your family safe.
www.protectkids.com - This site offers tools to help parents protect their children, with emphasis on teenage girls from internet dangers.
www.fbi.gov - This site offers parents a guide to internet safety.
The current School Liaison Officer is Ed Hathon. Officer Hathon can be reached by email at
ehathon@beverlyma.gov or 978.922.1212
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