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identify, investigate, deter and prevent incidents involving weapons, violence, <br /> harassment, intimidation, or other similar activities. In addition,the SROs will serve as a <br /> positive resource to students, staff and parents-with information, support and problem- <br /> solving mediation and facilitation on topics such as:school safety,alcohol and drug trends, <br /> gang activity,social media/internet safety, and neighborhood safety issues. <br /> The parties agree that the City will maintain operational control over the SROs at all times, <br /> and that the City may call the SRO away from assigned duties for mandatory training, <br /> emergency, scheduled vacation, legal summons/subpoena, or as deemed necessary for <br /> public safety by the Police Chief. The parties agree that the scope of this Agreement <br /> assumes a traditional 18o day school year and that any significant change in the District's <br /> scheduling that results in a school year exceeding 18o days will require a renegotiation of <br /> the terms of this Agreement. <br /> The parties agree that,because the Middle School SROs are solely funded by the City, the <br /> City may discontinue providing one or more Middle School SROs, if police staffing levels <br /> and City budget capacity so require, as solely determined by the Police Chief. <br /> The District and the City confirm that all SROs shall be trained in compliance with RCW <br /> 28A.40o as applicable to SROs and as amended by Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1214 <br /> , and that each SRO will be trained in the following areas, in compliance with RCW <br /> 28A.310 as applicable to SROs and as amended by Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1214 : <br /> a) Constitutional and civil rights of children in schools,including state law governing <br /> search and interrogation of youth in schools; <br /> b) Child and adolescent development; <br /> c) Trauma-informed approaches to working with youth; <br /> d) Recognizing and responding to youth mental health issues; <br /> e) Educational rights of students with disabilities, the relationship of disability to <br /> behavior, and best practices for interacting with students with disabilities; <br /> f) Bias free policing and cultural competency,including best practices for interacting <br /> with students from particular backgrounds, including English learners, LGBTQ, <br /> immigrant,female and nonbinary students; <br /> g) Local and national disparities in the use of force and arrests of children; <br /> h) Collateral consequences of arrest,referral for prosecution,and court involvement; <br /> i) Resources available in the community that serve as alternatives to arrest and <br /> prosecution and pathways for youth to access services without court or criminal <br /> justice involvement; <br /> j) De-escalation techniques when working with youth or groups of youth; <br /> k) State law regarding restraint and isolation in schools, including RCW <br /> 28A.600.485; <br /> 1) The federal family educational rights and privacy act (2o U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) <br /> requirements including limits on access to and dissemination of student records <br /> for noneducational purposes; and <br /> m) Restorative justice principles and practices. <br /> B. The parties agree to follow the requirements for School Resource Officer programs set <br /> forth in RCW 28A.32o as applicable to SROs and as amended by Engrossed Substitute <br /> House Bill 1214 along with the goals and expectations outlined in the Everett Police <br /> Department SRO Handbook which includes the best practices of the National Association <br /> of School Resource Officers (NASRO).The SRO Handbook will be reviewed, and updated <br /> Everett SRO 2021-2022 Page 2 of 6 <br />