A large assortment of law enforcement vehicles – a great many from both far and wide – converged on Centre this week, to take part in specialized school resource officer training and classes for – with the very latest information on a wide-ranging number of topics and issues to both better serve the public, and also help keep our officers’ safe.

That’s Jordan Kelley, SRO Unit Supervisor/Lieutenant, with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and he additionally serves as an instructor for the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO).

We spoke with NASRO Instructor Katie Bonham-Sullivan, about how this important training helps law enforcement understand – and reach out to an array of subjects, and provide assistance in many different ways:

Officer Kelley also stressed that those attending these classes, all exhibit the basic desire to learn the most effective ways possible to deal with the high school issues that aren’t always “easy” to handle:

These training sessions are extremely important to aid law enforcement officials in being their best – every single day.

Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, says that he is very thankful to be an important part of this training and helping facilitate something that will improve the lives of EVERYONE – both law enforcement officials AND the public alike.