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Committee recommends school resource officers in Osceola County wear body cameras
‘It’s about seeing the bigger picture,’ school board member says
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A special committee is recommending all school resource officers in Osceola County should be required to wear body cameras.
The recommendation came during the fourth meeting of the SRO Citizens Advisory Task Force, which was created by school board member Julius Melendez after the takedown of a student at Liberty High School in January.
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“It’s about seeing the bigger picture,” Melendez said. “When you combine it with everything else, it just helps you see what realistically happened.”
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Citizen advisory group drafting new policy for school resource officers
Right now, there isn’t a policy on SROs, there are only expectations created by the local law enforcement agencies. Share Updated: 6:48 PM EST Feb 12, 2021
Citizen advisory group drafting new policy for school resource officers
Right now, there isn’t a policy on SROs, there are only expectations created by the local law enforcement agencies. Share Updated: 6:48 PM EST Feb 12, 2021
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Show Transcript WHITE SRO OFFICER. WESH 2’S MEGAN MELLADO REPORTS ON WHAT THE GROUP IS HOPING TO CHANGE. MEGAN: THE GROUP MET FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK TO TALK ABOUT WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SHOULD HAVE, BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK THE ROLE OF AN SRO SHOULD ENTAIL. WE DON’T WANT TO MAKE A DECISION OR MAKE POLICY IN ISOLATION OF WHAT THEY THINK. MEGAN: NEWLY ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JULIUS MELENDEZ
What should the role of a school resource officer entail? Group in Osceola County wants to draft a policy
First meeting was all about gathering information
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A citizens advisory work group on Wednesday listened to presentations about the role of school resource officers tasked to serve the Osceola County School District.
The work group was formed by school board member Julius Melendez after a viral video of a school resource officer, Deputy Ethan Fournier, start circulating, showing a Liberty High School student, Taylor Bracey, being slammed to the ground.
Melendez said the incident and growing debate about school resource officers is what prompted him to form the group of community members.