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A Message from our Executive Director Regarding the Pandemic
Published Wednesday, March 18, 2020
NASRO Executive Director Mo Canady provides an update on how the COVID-19 epidemic is affecting NASRO's operations.
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Sandy Hook mothers to open national school safety conference
Published Wednesday, March 18, 2020
A keynote address by the mothers of two victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting will open the 2020 National Association of School Resource Officers’ (NASRO) national school safety conference in Dallas.
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Active Shooter Drills Important for Preparedness
Published Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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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School Shootings Focus of Several Sessions at National School Safety Conference
Published Monday, June 3, 2019
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»
Violent crime expert to open national school safety conference
Published Monday, April 15, 2019
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»
NASRO applauds Baltimore school board decision on arming police
Published Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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»
School safety conference focuses on education and law enforcement executives
Published Thursday, September 20, 2018
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»
National school policing association announces recommended standards and best practices
Published Thursday, July 26, 2018
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»