Since 1983, the Plano Police Department and Plano Independent School District have engaged in a partnership to provide police presence in the schools. The School Resource Officers (SRO) build relationships with the administrators, teachers, students and parents. Additionally, the SROs provide the first line of defense against threats to the campuses as well as investigate criminal incidents.
School Resource Officers are assigned to the three (3) Senior High Schools, six (6) High Schools, eleven (11) middle schools, and the Special Programs facility. The cost of these twenty four (24) officers, along with two (2) sergeants to supervise the unit, is shared equally between the City of Plano and Plano Independent School District.
It is recommended that we renew the contracts with Plano Independent School District for the 2020-2021 school year.