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Everett SRO 2024-2025 Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />identify, investigate, deter and prevent incidents involving weapons, violence, harassment, <br />intimidation, or other similar activities. In addition, the SROs will serve as a positive <br />resource to students, staff and parents-with information, support and problem- solving <br />mediation and facilitation on topics such as: school safety, alcohol and drug trends, gang <br />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 180 day school year and that any significant change in the District's <br />scheduling that results in a school year exceeding 180 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.400 and RCW 28A.320 and that each SRO will be trained in the following areas, in <br />compliance with RCW 28A.310 : <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 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) <br />requirements including limits on access to and dissemination of student records for <br />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.320, 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