HOOVER, Ala. – The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) announced today a first-of-its-kind training course to prepare school resource officers (SROs) to face lethal school threats on their own. NASRO developed the School Resource Officer Tactical Assailant Response (STAR) course in collaboration with The Grey Group, LLC, a company that prepares public safety professionals for high-risk operations.
“When an active assailant threatens a school, on-campus officers must not wait for backup before ending the threat,” explained NASRO executive director Mo Canady. “But solo response to such situations in schools requires a highly specialized skill set that basic law enforcement academy and basic school resource officer training does not usually build.”
NASRO’s new STAR course equips SROs — sworn law enforcement officers assigned to schools — with essential skills for solo response to active threats on school property. The intensive three-day course combines tactical training, decision-making, and force-on-force exercises. It highlights use-of-force decisions, including de-escalation strategies and the appropriate application of force in dynamic, complex environments.
“Seconds are precious in an active assailant event, and a fast, safe and effective SRO response saves lives,” Canady added. “This course will prepare SROs to confront any and all threats to their school campuses head on and without delay.”
NASRO will offer the STAR course at various locations around the U.S. For more information about the course and its development, visit the Grey Group website. For a course description, dates and locations, visit the NASRO website.
About NASRO
NASRO is a nonprofit organization for school-based law enforcement officers, school administrators and school security/safety professionals working as partners to protect students, school faculty and staff, and the schools they attend. NASRO’s national offices are in Hoover, Alabama. The organization was established in 1991. For more information, visit www.nasro.org.
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