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Since 2008, the relationship between ACSD#1 and local law enforcement has ensured thousands of students' safety. But they are tasked to be more than law enforcement officers in providing security and crime prevention services. They become teachers, advisors, and an anchoring resource of stability to students and staff.\\n\\nThe SROs are officially assigned to do the following in our schools:\\n\\n1. Respond to disruptions and criminal activity\\n2. Protect the lives and property of students\\n3. Enforce Federal, State, and local criminal laws and ordinances\\n4. Investigate illegal activity committed on or adjacent to school property\\n5. Assist other law enforcement agencies with outside investigations dealing with the district\\n6. Promote the safety and security\\n7. Informs the district of any known threats, incidents, or filings relating to students on or off campus\\n\\nThese officers work on developing good relationships with the students and strive to be seen as approachable. 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Keeping the youth from becoming delinquents is the primary purpose, with the safety of each student being a top priority.\\n\\nSROs receive specific training in interacting with youth. They also lead and participate in yearly training at each campus, ensuring that the staff knows how they will interact with them in emergencies.\\n\\n> Chief Operations Officer Randall Wilkison stated, \\\"Our SROs are top-notch. We are lucky to have them, helping us ensure the safety of our staff and students.\\\"\u00a0\\n\\nThere is strong support throughout the district for these officers. However, misconceptions still abound surrounding the work of SROs.\\n\\nThe stewardship of ensuring the overall safety of a community can sometimes lead to difficult situations, which inevitably generate misconceptions. Laramie Police Department (LPD) Lieutenant Ryan Thompson debunks the top five:\\n\\n**Misconception #1: SROs are there to enforce school policy.**\\n\\nSchool Resource Officers are not there to enforce school policy. Our LPD officers are employed by the City of Laramie and certified as Peace Officers by the Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training commission. We enforce Laramie Municipal Code and State Statutes, although we are not looking to intrude upon normal school discipline. As such, we are governed by the Constitutions of Wyoming and the United States and are subject to case law and 4th Amendment rules for anything we do.\\n\\n**Misconception #2: Students can be searched, and personal property confiscated at will.**\\n\\nNot by SROs. School Resource Officers are governed by the 4th amendment and Supreme Court case law regarding a probable cause for searches. We are not allowed to prompt school personnel to search on our behalf either.\\n\\n**Misconception #3: SROs are looking to take kids from school to the Prison Pipeline.**\\n\\n100% False. The number one goal of our SROs is to bridge the gap between law enforcement and youth. At the end of the day, it's building relationships and keeping everyone safe.\\n\\n**Misconception #4: The presence of officers in a school means there is a problem at the school.**\\n\\nNo. The SROs are there to prevent problems at school. We are there to build relationships and ensure the safety of all.\\n\\n**Misconception #5: SROs are unapproachable.**\\n\\nPlease approach us. We are human, just like you, and we do this job to serve our community. We volunteered to be SROs, to be in the schools, and interact with children and young adults, and we enjoy doing so.\\n\\n\\n\\n**Articles of Interest**\\n\\n[New school shooting research supports police in schools](https:\/\/www.nasro.org\/news\/2022\/10\/18\/news-releases\/new-school-shooting-research-supports-police-in-schools\/)\\n\\n[What is a school Resource officer?](https:\/\/cops.usdoj.gov\/supportingsafeschools)\\n\\n[School Resource Officers On Patrol: A Growing Trend In Wyoming And Nationwide](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)\\n\\n[](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)\\n\\n[](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)[](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)**About ACSD#1**\\n\\n*OUR VISION:* Entrusting and empowering everyone to excel.\\n\\n*OUR MISSION:* Educate all students to achieve their highest potential, graduate, and succeed in life.\\n\\nTo stay up-to-date on all the latest district news, follow us on [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acsd1.org); Twitter at the handle [@ACSD1WY](https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACSD1WY), or on [YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpLFDzssS8hM5IKO39cbw_w).\\n\", \"messageUrl\": \"\", \"displayTextUnderImage\": true}], \"display\": {\"locked\": false, \"schools\": [], \"lockedPosX\": 0, \"lockedPosY\": 0, \"childLocked\": false}}}}","is_private":false,"deleted":false,"path":"root.1529748e9f31419e895aa1849c771bee.671ba131ba2b4babb45fab87f84d61f1.e10bdb12191144f5b433f11bb76f7bd7","is_live":false,"grid_size_x":1,"grid_size_y":2,"grid_sort_order":0,"indexed":null,"category_ids":null,"url_path":null,"crawled":false,"tag_ids":null,"state":"started","is_claimed":false,"hide_from_grid":false},"component":{"title":"Message","error":null,"editBlockWidget":"cms.components.message.MessageEditBlockWidget","blockWidget":"cms.components.message.MessageBlockWidget","modalWidget":null,"settings":{"color":"light","items":[{"image":"organizations\/671ba131-ba2b-4bab-b45f-ab87f84d61f1\/blocks\/e10bdb12-1911-44f5-b433-f11bb76f7bd7\/c7phrr-2 2 (1).png","title":"What's an SRO?","altText":"Photos of School Resource Officers","message":"*School. Resource. Officer.* The *\u201cS\u201d* is often mistakenly switched with the words *\u201csecurity\u201d* and *\u201csafety.\u201d* However, all accurately define the role of a School Resource Officer (SRO). Since 2008, the relationship between ACSD#1 and local law enforcement has ensured thousands of students' safety. But they are tasked to be more than law enforcement officers in providing security and crime prevention services. They become teachers, advisors, and an anchoring resource of stability to students and staff.\n\nThe SROs are officially assigned to do the following in our schools:\n\n1. Respond to disruptions and criminal activity\n2. Protect the lives and property of students\n3. Enforce Federal, State, and local criminal laws and ordinances\n4. Investigate illegal activity committed on or adjacent to school property\n5. Assist other law enforcement agencies with outside investigations dealing with the district\n6. Promote the safety and security\n7. 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They are members of the community who desire to serve and are willing to put themselves in harm's way to ensure the security of all. Keeping the youth from becoming delinquents is the primary purpose, with the safety of each student being a top priority.\n\nSROs receive specific training in interacting with youth. They also lead and participate in yearly training at each campus, ensuring that the staff knows how they will interact with them in emergencies.\n\n> Chief Operations Officer Randall Wilkison stated, \"Our SROs are top-notch. We are lucky to have them, helping us ensure the safety of our staff and students.\"\u00a0\n\nThere is strong support throughout the district for these officers. However, misconceptions still abound surrounding the work of SROs.\n\nThe stewardship of ensuring the overall safety of a community can sometimes lead to difficult situations, which inevitably generate misconceptions. 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We are not allowed to prompt school personnel to search on our behalf either.\n\n**Misconception #3: SROs are looking to take kids from school to the Prison Pipeline.**\n\n100% False. The number one goal of our SROs is to bridge the gap between law enforcement and youth. At the end of the day, it's building relationships and keeping everyone safe.\n\n**Misconception #4: The presence of officers in a school means there is a problem at the school.**\n\nNo. The SROs are there to prevent problems at school. We are there to build relationships and ensure the safety of all.\n\n**Misconception #5: SROs are unapproachable.**\n\nPlease approach us. We are human, just like you, and we do this job to serve our community. We volunteered to be SROs, to be in the schools, and interact with children and young adults, and we enjoy doing so.\n\n\n\n**Articles of Interest**\n\n[New school shooting research supports police in schools](https:\/\/www.nasro.org\/news\/2022\/10\/18\/news-releases\/new-school-shooting-research-supports-police-in-schools\/)\n\n[What is a school Resource officer?](https:\/\/cops.usdoj.gov\/supportingsafeschools)\n\n[School Resource Officers On Patrol: A Growing Trend In Wyoming And Nationwide](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)\n\n[](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)\n\n[](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)[](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)**About ACSD#1**\n\n*OUR VISION:* Entrusting and empowering everyone to excel.\n\n*OUR MISSION:* Educate all students to achieve their highest potential, graduate, and succeed in life.\n\nTo stay up-to-date on all the latest district news, follow us on [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acsd1.org); Twitter at the handle [@ACSD1WY](https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACSD1WY), or on [YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpLFDzssS8hM5IKO39cbw_w).\n","messageUrl":"","displayTextUnderImage":true}],"display":{"locked":false,"schools":[],"lockedPosX":0,"lockedPosY":0,"childLocked":false},"title":"block"},"blockType":"message","blockModel":{"id":"e10bdb12-1911-44f5-b433-f11bb76f7bd7","parent_id":"671ba131-ba2b-4bab-b45f-ab87f84d61f1","user_id":"4dadc120-37de-4469-9b72-743708325b58","title":"block","url":null,"published":1,"created":"2022-11-29 22:06:15.884589+00","modified":"2022-11-29 22:16:57.244119+00","type":"message","json_data":"{\"block\": {\"settings\": {\"color\": \"light\", \"items\": [{\"image\": \"organizations\/671ba131-ba2b-4bab-b45f-ab87f84d61f1\/blocks\/e10bdb12-1911-44f5-b433-f11bb76f7bd7\/c7phrr-2 2 (1).png\", \"title\": \"What's an SRO?\", \"altText\": \"Photos of School Resource Officers\", \"message\": \"*School. 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We volunteered to be SROs, to be in the schools, and interact with children and young adults, and we enjoy doing so.\\n\\n\\n\\n**Articles of Interest**\\n\\n[New school shooting research supports police in schools](https:\/\/www.nasro.org\/news\/2022\/10\/18\/news-releases\/new-school-shooting-research-supports-police-in-schools\/)\\n\\n[What is a school Resource officer?](https:\/\/cops.usdoj.gov\/supportingsafeschools)\\n\\n[School Resource Officers On Patrol: A Growing Trend In Wyoming And Nationwide](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)\\n\\n[](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)\\n\\n[](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)[](https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2016-06-17\/school-resource-officers-on-patrol-a-growing-trend-in-wyoming-and-nationwide)**About ACSD#1**\\n\\n*OUR VISION:* Entrusting and empowering everyone to excel.\\n\\n*OUR MISSION:* Educate all students to achieve their highest potential, graduate, and succeed in life.\\n\\nTo stay up-to-date on all the latest district news, follow us on [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acsd1.org); Twitter at the handle [@ACSD1WY](https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACSD1WY), or on [YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpLFDzssS8hM5IKO39cbw_w).\\n\", \"messageUrl\": \"\", \"displayTextUnderImage\": true}], \"display\": {\"locked\": false, \"schools\": [], \"lockedPosX\": 0, \"lockedPosY\": 0, \"childLocked\": false}}}}","is_private":false,"deleted":false,"path":"root.1529748e9f31419e895aa1849c771bee.671ba131ba2b4babb45fab87f84d61f1.e10bdb12191144f5b433f11bb76f7bd7","is_live":false,"grid_size_x":1,"grid_size_y":2,"grid_sort_order":0,"indexed":null,"category_ids":null,"url_path":null,"crawled":false,"tag_ids":null,"state":"started","is_claimed":false,"hide_from_grid":false},"defaultItemDisplayCount":15,"itemDisplayCount":null,"cacheDuration":null},"sizeX":1,"sizeY":2,"type":"message","branding":{"color":"orgColorLight","arialabel":"Message","logo":{"fontawesome":"fas fa-comment fa-flip-horizontal"}},"picture":"https:\/\/cdn.schoolblocks.com\/organizations\/671ba131-ba2b-4bab-b45f-ab87f84d61f1\/blocks\/e10bdb12-1911-44f5-b433-f11bb76f7bd7\/c7phrr-2 2 (1).png","title":"What's an SRO?"},{"model":{"id":"833d17ab-3114-48e7-9668-22cb71ab6e1e","parent_id":"671ba131-ba2b-4bab-b45f-ab87f84d61f1","user_id":"4dadc120-37de-4469-9b72-743708325b58","title":"block","url":null,"published":1,"created":"2022-11-15 17:30:00.451436+00","modified":"2022-11-29 22:16:57.244119+00","type":"message","json_data":"{\"block\": {\"settings\": {\"color\": \"dark\", \"items\": [{\"image\": \"organizations\/671ba131-ba2b-4bab-b45f-ab87f84d61f1\/blocks\/833d17ab-3114-48e7-9668-22cb71ab6e1e\/6vekpo-ds tree 4web.jpeg\", \"title\": \"Beitel Elementary Students Contribute Christmas Ornaments to D.C. 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On Christmas Eve that year, President Calvin Coolidge walked from the Oval Office to the Ellipse and pushed a button that lit the first National Christmas Tree.\\n* During World War II, wartime restrictions meant no new ornaments were purchased for the National Christmas Tree in 1942. Washington, D.C students donated ornaments that would supplement the use of reused ornaments from previous years.\\n* This year, more than 2,600 students participated in the American Celebrates ornament program! The students, ages 4 to 19-years-old, learned about the places they call home. From history and ecological wonders, to exploring different mediums of art, these students\u2019 ornaments are a must-see this holiday.\\n\\nSince 1973, the National Christmas Tree has been a living tree which can be viewed year-round in President\u2019s Park \u2013 one of America\u2019s 423 national parks!\\n\\nThe America Celebrates display is one of the highlights of the National Christmas Tree experience. You\u2019re invited to view the National Christmas Tree and the 58 trees\u2019 ornaments up close from Dec. 2 through Jan. 1, 2023. Can\u2019t make in in person? Check out the [President\u2019s Park Facebook page](https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnpspresidentspark%2F\\\\&data=05%7C01%7Cchelsea_sullivan%40nps.gov%7C589b7a9648444db5ba6408dac65902da%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638040382862226556%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C\\\\&sdata=wrMZOgZc9u%2BZWWiZ2ZLJQwHHGqcx8GGY4mL%2BHkhlyzo%3D\\\\&reserved=0) for photos of the ornaments!\\n\\nIn partnership with NPF, CBS will broadcast the 2022 ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 11 (8 \u2013 9 p.m., ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The National Christmas Tree Lighting will also be available for the public to view at CBS.com beginning Dec. 12.\\n\\nStay tuned to learn more about this year\u2019s event! 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The trees represent states, territories, and schools managed by the Bureau of Indian Education and the Department of Defense Education Activity.\n\nThe America Celebrates ornament program is an annual collaboration of the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of Education and the National Park Foundation (NPF). Each federal partner worked within their organizations to facilitate the identification of elementary, middle and high schools to participate in the America Celebrates program. The project is funded by the NPF.\n\n**The National Christmas Tree Lighting has strong ties to education.**\n\n* In 1923, a letter arrived at the White House from the District of Columbia Public Schools proposing that a decorated Christmas tree be placed on the South Lawn of the White House. On Christmas Eve that year, President Calvin Coolidge walked from the Oval Office to the Ellipse and pushed a button that lit the first National Christmas Tree.\n* During World War II, wartime restrictions meant no new ornaments were purchased for the National Christmas Tree in 1942. Washington, D.C students donated ornaments that would supplement the use of reused ornaments from previous years.\n* This year, more than 2,600 students participated in the American Celebrates ornament program! The students, ages 4 to 19-years-old, learned about the places they call home. From history and ecological wonders, to exploring different mediums of art, these students\u2019 ornaments are a must-see this holiday.\n\nSince 1973, the National Christmas Tree has been a living tree which can be viewed year-round in President\u2019s Park \u2013 one of America\u2019s 423 national parks!\n\nThe America Celebrates display is one of the highlights of the National Christmas Tree experience. You\u2019re invited to view the National Christmas Tree and the 58 trees\u2019 ornaments up close from Dec. 2 through Jan. 1, 2023. Can\u2019t make in in person? Check out the [President\u2019s Park Facebook page](https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnpspresidentspark%2F\\&data=05%7C01%7Cchelsea_sullivan%40nps.gov%7C589b7a9648444db5ba6408dac65902da%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638040382862226556%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C\\&sdata=wrMZOgZc9u%2BZWWiZ2ZLJQwHHGqcx8GGY4mL%2BHkhlyzo%3D\\&reserved=0) for photos of the ornaments!\n\nIn partnership with NPF, CBS will broadcast the 2022 ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 11 (8 \u2013 9 p.m., ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The National Christmas Tree Lighting will also be available for the public to view at CBS.com beginning Dec. 12.\n\nStay tuned to learn more about this year\u2019s event! 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