Civil Rights

On September 8, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and the U.S. Department of Education issued a non-binding regulatory guidance – a rubric named the Safe School-based Enforcement through Collaboration, Understanding and Respect (“SECURe”). Police agencies receiving federal funding for hiring resource officers are required to follow SECURe. However, the hope is that school districts and police agencies will use SECURe to strengthen and assess their School Resource Officer Programs. Download the Dear Colleague letter and SECURe rubric here.