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Necessary preparedness for violent attacks on school campuses should include carefully planned and executed drills or exercises that follow specific guidelines to limit adverse effects, the executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) said today.

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June 3, 2019 – Hoover, Ala. – Assessing the threat of, training for, preventing and responding to school shootings are the focus of several of the nearly 50 break-out sessions scheduled during the National School Safety Conference, June 23 – 28, at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The National Association of School Resource more»

April 15, 2019 — HOOVER, Ala. — A keynote address by one of the world’s foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime will open the 2019 National Association of School Resource Officers’ (NASRO) national school safety conference in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. more»

Feb. 27, 2019 – Hoover, Ala. – The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) released a statement today applauding a decision by the Baltimore City Public Schools Board of School Commissioners to support proposed state legislation that would allow members of school police departments in Maryland to carry their service weapons at more»

Sep. 20, 2018 – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A conference in Baltimore will provide education and law enforcement leaders critical information needed to keep schools safe. The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) will host the National School Safety Leaders’ Summit, December 2-4. The conference is designed especially for school more»

July 26, 2018 – Washington – The executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) today told the Federal Commission on School Safety that NASRO has created recommended national standards and best practices for school resource officer (SRO) programs. NASRO executive director Mo Canady said Commission members are more»

June 28, 2018 – RENO, Nev. – The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) this evening presented its Chief Nicholas C. Derzis Safe Schools Leadership Award to five recipients from around the U.S. This award recognizes individuals for their contributions and dedication to a school resource officer (SRO) program and the many more»

June 1, 2018 – HOOVER, Ala. – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to address school resource officers (SROs) from around the nation June 25, during the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) School Safety Conference in Reno, Nev. Sessions’ presentation will kick off the week-long conference. “We are thrilled more»