According to the United States Justice Department, School Resource Officers (SROs), are trained law enforcement officers who engage in community-oriented policing activities and are assigned to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations. In many Tennessee, localities, SROs—also called school safety officers, school police officers, or school liaison officers—are employees of the local police department. In others, they are employees of the school district. The presence of SROs in Tennessee’s schools provides unique ethical and professional challenges for Tennessee attorneys who practice local government law due to the various and often conflicting opinions of stakeholders regarding school-based law enforcement.

Joe Jarret, University of Tennessee

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