administrator. officers are used as a law enforcement tool in some schools. just this week in sacramento a resource officer called to help break up a fight involving about a dozen students. the school s principal tossed during the fight. police ended up arresting three teenagers. breaking up school fights, trying to manage a defiant student are part of a resource officer s duties but it is not all officers responsibilities. formal counseling within the context of their job. really getting to know students and building relationships with them. part counselor, part enforcer according to the national association of skoofl resource officers their numbers grew in the late 80s under the dare program. growing more following the shooting in columbine, colorado in 1999 after schools felt the need to have access to armed
them. reporter: part counselor, part enforcer. according to the national association of school resource officers, their numbers grew in the late 80s under the dare program developed to help children stay away from drugs and violence. growing more following the shooting in columbine, colorado, in 1999. after schools felt a ned to have access to armed offofficers. now some 32,000 sros are working full or part time at 43% of public schools. and with more officers, more cameras, comes more scrutiny. a school resource officer in kentucky faces federal charges for hand coughing two misbehaving children with disabilities. in this video, a third grade boy struggles with the cuffs. now in south carolina, an officer fired from his job and under a federal investigation that could result in even more punishment.
district about. mybe that should have been handled by the teacher and that school administrator without ever calling the deputy. reporter: former deputy ben fields was called to the classroom after the 16-year-old student refused repeated to leave by both her teach every and a school administrator. just this week in sacramento, a resource officer called to help break out a fight involving about a dozen students. this school s principal tossed during the fight, police end l up arresting three teenagers. breaking up school fights or trying to manage a dee fie yant student are part of the responsibilities. we want them involved in counseling and knowing students and building relationships. reporter: part counselor, part enforcer, according to the