TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Insights from developing and implementing a novel school community collaborative model to promote school safety
JO  - Journal of school health
A1  - Hullenaar, Keith L.
A1  - Hicks, Chelsea D.
A1  - Stubblefield, Marcus W.
A1  - Herndon Flip, Lester
A1  - Seabrooks, Susan K.
A1  - Vavilala, Monica S.
A1  - Laing, Sharon S.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4391
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.13451
ID  - ref1
ER  -