Yuma police speak on school violence protocols
Madeline Murray
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Following a recent stabbing at a Phoenix high school, Yuma police school resource officers say they have specific protocols to follow when threats arise on school campuses.
Yuma Police Department (YPD) says their officers go through 70 to one 130 hours of training on all different aspects of law enforcement, such as defensive tactics and active killer training.
We spoke to YPD about the steps to follow when threats arise on campus.
“The first thing is the SRO is going to make contact with that student to ensure, do you have one or do you not have one. If the student does have something, it’s illegal to take to school, be it a gun, be it a knife or something like that, then they are brought into the office, they are talked to, parents are contacted, and then discipline will come from that, because it is illegal to take stuff like that to a school,” said Sgt. Lori Franklin, Public Information Officer with YPD.
YPD says the best thing to do is to be involved with your children and check up on them as much as possible.