The Egg Harbor Township Police Department

School Resource Officer Program


Egg Harbor Township Police, in cooperation with the Egg Harbor Township Board of Education, currently have three Police Officers assigned as School Resource Officers. Officer Rick Henderson is assigned to the High School, Officer Curt Ware is assigned to the Fernwood Avenue Middle School and Officer Cherie Burgan is assigned to the Alder Avenue Middle School.

The Egg Harbor Township Police Department School Resource Officer’s are promoting a safe, secure learning environment to enhance our youth in obtaining a quality education. We will guide them in a positive and professional manner through student, faculty, and police interaction with emphasis on respect, integrity, service, and education.

What is the School Resource Officer?

The school resource officer program (SRO) is a nationally accepted program involving the placement of a law enforcement officer within the educational environment on several different levels. The officer is involved in a variety of functions:

-As a visible, active law enforcement figure on campus dealing with any law-related issues.
-As a classroom resource for instruction in the following areas: law related education, violence diffusion, safety programs, alcohol and drug prevention, crime prevention and others.
-As a resource for the students which will enable students to be associated with a law enforcement figure in the student’s environment.
-As a resource to teachers, parents, and students for conferences on an individual basis dealing with individual problems or questions.
-As a counseling resource in areas which may affect the educational environment but may be of a law-related nature

 

Goals of the School Resource Officer Program

-Bridge the gap between police officer and young people and increase positive attitudes toward law enforcement.
-Teach the value of our legal system.
-Promote respect for people and property.
-Reduce juvenile crime by helping students formulate an awareness of rules, authority and justice.
-To take a personal interest in students and their activities.
-To allow students access to the legal system.
-To give students a realistic picture of our laws and legal system so they will have an investment in supporting and improving it.
-Teach students how to avoid becoming a victim through self-awareness and crime prevention.

 
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Officer Curtis Ware