The
Police Departments' School Resource Officer (SRO) Program
involves the assignment of full-time uniformed police officers
to selected city schools.
The SRO program provides an increased level of effective
interaction between the Police Department, students, school
officials and parents. This partnership between the Police
Department and School System facilitates the rapid resolution of
minor problems before they become big problems.
While each SRO is a fully trained police officer with arrest
authority, their primary focus is working with the school
administration to maintain a safer learning environment.
 A typical day for an SRO may
include consulting with a principal about a discipline issue,
investigating the circumstances surrounding some lost property,
intervening in a minor conflict between students, providing
advice to a troubled student, and teaching a block of
instruction on law to a class.
Serving the students and staff at
Virginia High School is Officer Marlin Goff. Officer
Goff can be reached at the high school at (276) 821-5911. |
