Mesa Police Department School Resource Officers
School resource officers are each assigned two junior high schools and also
respond to the elementary schools that are near their junior high campus. Each
of the high schools are assigned a school resource officer who, in addition to
other duties, is required to
teach 80 hours per semester.
The two school resource sergeants are also
responsible for meeting with administrators at the
schools and involved in observing Law Related
Education (LRE) Classes.
The following schools are assigned school
resource officers:
Contact: Sgt.
Schweisthal
480-644-4214
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Contact:
Sgt. Omitt
480-644-4391
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Mountain View High School
Red Mountain High School
Westwood High School |
Desert Ridge
High School
Dobson High School
Mesa High School
Skyline High School |
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Carson Jr. High
Fremont Jr. High
Poston Jr. High
Riverview Jr. High
Shepherd Jr. High
Smith Jr. High
Stapley Jr. High |
Brimhall Jr.
High
Kino Jr. High
Mesa Jr. High
Powell Jr. High
Rhodes Jr. High
Taylor Jr. High |
History
In 1994 the Mesa Police Department
and Mesa Public Schools began the Safe Schools Program. The program initially placed
an officer at Dobson High School. Because of the success of the program it was expanded
through a federal grant to include officers at several high schools and junior high schools.
In 2007, because some grant funding ran out, the
program was supported by Mesa Public Schools and the
Mesa Police Department. Funding for 2008 comes from
Mesa Public Schools, Gilbert Public Schools and the
Mesa Police Department.
Six of the school resources officers assigned to
the high schools are still funded through grants.
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