@article{ref1,
title="Insights from developing and implementing a novel school community collaborative model to promote school safety",
journal="Journal of school health",
year="2024",
author="Hullenaar, Keith L. and Hicks, Chelsea D. and Stubblefield, Marcus W. and Herndon Flip, Lester and Seabrooks, Susan K. and Vavilala, Monica S. and Laing, Sharon S.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: School Resource Officer (SRO) programs do not reduce school violence and increase school discipline. We describe the use of a culturally responsive framework to form a school community collaborative among students, parents, staff, administrators, and law enforcement to reform an SRO program, promote school safety, and reduce punitive measures. <br><br>METHODS: Members of a participating school district, a local county, and a university collaborated. Adapting an identified culturally responsive model, a racially/ethnically diverse school community co-developed and implemented a School Community Collaborative (SCC) to address a school safety priority (SRO program reform). The main outcomes were SCC model development and implementation, policy change, and school community feedback. <br><br>RESULTS: Sixteen community members participated in the 5-week SCC with students, staff, law enforcement, and parents. The SCC revised the district's SRO memorandum of understanding (MOU) with law enforcement. Participants reported favorable feedback, and 89% reported the inclusion of diverse voices. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Co-development and implementation of an SCC process with schools were feasible. School SCC participated in a community-engaged evaluation and revision of an MOU.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4391",
doi="10.1111/josh.13451",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.13451"
}