IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1009 
Recognizing school resource officers and their crucial role in keeping 
America’s students, teachers, and administrators safe. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2008 
Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. ROG-
ERS of Alabama, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, and Mr. KEL-
LER of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing school resource officers and their crucial role 
in keeping America’s students, teachers, and administra-
tors safe. 
Whereas during the 2005–2006 school year, 86 percent of 
public schools reported that at least 1 violent act, theft, 
or other crime occurred at their schools; 
Whereas from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, there 
were 35 school-associated violent deaths in elementary 
and secondary schools in the United States; 
Whereas in 2005, 36 percent of students in grades 9–12 re-
ported they had been in a fight anywhere, and 14 percent 
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said they had been in a fight on school property during 
the previous 12 months; 
Whereas in 2005, among students ages 12–18, there were 
about 1,500,000 victims of nonfatal crimes at school, in-
cluding 868,100 thefts and 628,200 violent crimes; 
Whereas in 2005, 8 percent of students in grades 9 through 
12 reported being threatened or injured with a weapon 
in the previous year, and 25 percent reported drugs were 
made available to them on school property; 
Whereas from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, there 
were 14 homicides and 3 suicides of youth at school, or 
about 1 homicide or suicide per 3,200,000 students en-
rolled during the 2005–2006 school year; 
Whereas studies suggest that the mere presence of a uni-
formed police officer deters acts of crime; 
Whereas research shows that an officer’s presence gives stu-
dents a sense of security; 
Whereas research indicates that law enforcement integration 
into schools increases the likelihood that crimes taking 
place on school grounds will be detected, reported, and 
recorded; 
Whereas school resource officers allow police forces greater 
flexibility in policing the surrounding community; 
Whereas school resource officers provide schools with an im-
mediate response to violent incidents on school grounds; 
and 
Whereas school resource officers promote a positive image of 
law enforcement to the surrounding community: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) recognizes school resource officers and their 
crucial role in keeping America’s students, teachers, 
and administrators safe; and 
(2) honors school resource officers for their out-
standing service to America’s schools and commu-
nities. 
Æ 
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