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Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy

School Resource Officer Basic Training

7/12/2019
Hosted by: Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy

When: July 29th – August 2, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Where: 
OPOTA London
1650 State Route 56 SW
London, Ohio, 43140

Cost: $575.00

Course Information:
This 45 hour course meets the requirements set forth in House Bill 318. 

Topics include: the Ohio School Resource Officer, Educating Children with Special Needs, tools to managing behaviors surrounding crisis and mental health in the classroom, Drug Awareness for the SRO, Legal issues for the SRO, Active Threat Preparation, and Single Officer Response to Active Threat. 

School Resource Officers assigned after November 2, 2018 must complete the SRO Basic Training Program within 12 months of assignment to a school.

The week long class is facilitated through a variety of teaching techniques including student centered learning and an online pre-course assignment.

For more information: Contact Sarah Shendy, OPOTA Law Enforcement Training Officer at Sarah.Shendy@ohioattorneygeneral.gov