Connally SRO Duties

The board utilizes school resource officers (SROs) and security personnel to ensure the security and protection of students, staff, and property. In accordance with law, the board has coordinated with the CBC and other district employees to ensure appropriate law enforcement duties are assigned to these persons. Provisions addressing the various types of security personnel can be found in the CKE policy series.

Each District police officer shall have all the  powers, privileges, and immunities of police officers on or off duty within the jurisdiction of the District. Subject to limitations in law, each District police officer shall:

• Protect the safety and welfare of any person in the jurisdiction of the District and protect the property of the District.
• Enforce all laws, including municipal ordinances, county ordinances, and state laws, and investigate violations of law as needed. In doing so, District police officers may serve search warrants in connection with District-related investigations in compliance with the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
• Arrest suspects consistent with state and federal statutory and constitutional standards governing arrests, including arrests without warrant, for offenses that occur in the officer's presence or under the other rules set out in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
• Coordinate and cooperate with commissioned officers of all other law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of this policy as necessary.
• Enforce District policies, rules, and regulations on District property, in school zones, at bus stops, or at District functions.
• Investigate violations of District policy, rules, and regulations as requested by the Superintendent and participate in hearings concerning alleged violations.
• Carry weapons as directed by the chief of police and approved by the Superintendent.
• Carry out all other duties as directed by the chief of police or Superintendent.

A District police officer shall not be assigned routine classroom discipline or administrative tasks. A contracted security officer shall not perform routine law enforcement duties unless the duty is performed in response to an emergency that poses a threat of death or serious bodily injury to a student, employee, or other individual on a  District campus.  

In the scope of their services as contracted  security personnel, each security officer shall: 

• Protect the safety and welfare of any  person in the jurisdiction of the District  and protect the property of the District.
• Carry out all other duties in accordance with the agreement