Res 2020-154/approving an Interlocal Agreement with the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District (SMCISD) for the City’s provision of Police Officers to the School District to serve as School Resource Officers

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5.3 To investigate criminal activity committed on or adjacent to school property. 5.4 To counsel public school students in special situations, such as students suspected of engaging in criminal misconduct, when the officer deems it necessary or it is requested by the Principal or the Principal's designee or the SMCISD Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee. 5.5 To answer questions that students may have about Texas criminal or juvenile laws. 5.6 To assist other law enforcement officers with outside investigations concerning students attending the school(s) to which the SRO is assigned. However, SMCISD will investigate school related issues and will turn over to SRO's when appropriate. 5.7 To provide security for special school events or functions, such as PTA meetings, at the request of the SMCISD Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee, or Campus Administrator. 5.8 To provide traffic control during the arrival and departure of students when deemed necessary, including but not limited to issuing traffic citations on SMCISD property, parking lots and private drives. 5.9 To serve as liaison between the designated campus administration and the DEPARTMENT. 5.10 To perform other duties as assigned by the SMCISD Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee, and campus principal and approved by the DEPARTMENT and which advance the goals and objectives of the SRO Program. 5.11 All SROs shall be required to submit weekly reports to the SRO supervisor which may be made available to the SMCISD Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee, excluding content related to sensitive criminal investigative information or identifiers. 5.12 Senate Bill 4 — SRO's will not be allowed to ask students about their immigration status. This chapter of the law does not apply to school districts or open -charter schools, including a peace officer employed or contracted by a district or charter school during the officers employment with the district or charter school or while the officer is performing the contract. As per Supreme Court Ruling, Plyler V. Doe (1982), all students have a constitutional right to attend public school regardless of immigration status. 6.0 Chain of Command 6.1 As employees of the DEPARTMENT, SROs shall follow the chain of command as set forth in the DEPARTMENT Policies and Procedure Manual. 6.2 In the performance of their duties, SROs shall coordinate and communicate any permissible information set forth by the DEPARTMENT with the principal or the principals' designee of the school to which they are assigned including strategies to prevent and minimize criminal activity on or near campuses, SROs shall coordinate and confer with the SMCISD's Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee, and campus principal