Bill S. 07

Presented by Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee

November 10, 2025

Safety with SROs

Overview: All public and private schools will be required to employ a certain number of school resource officers based on their unique factors. 

Section I: Students and staff should feel safe at school, no matter the circumstances or the situation. Employing more school resource officers (SRO) would only aid in the mission of enhancing safety. 

Section II: According to the Department of Justice, a school resource officer is assigned in a community policing capacity to a local educational agency, and works in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations to provide a positive and visible law enforcement presence on school campuses. It is up to each state and school to decide what authority the school resource officers possess.

Section III: Each state has their own minimum number of SROs, but generally, the requirement for the number of school resource officers at each school is one. This bill would require schools to take into account population and campus size in deciding how many school resource officers to employ. 

Section IV: National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) recommends one school resource officer for every thousand people, and a minimum of at least one SRO for every building on campus.

Section V: School Resource Officers provide safety, lower violence rates, and improve student-law enforcement relationships. The benefits would extend farther than only security, and would positively affect schools.