ILETSB - School Resource Officer Training by Butts
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Date: Monday, January 25, 2027
Ends On: Friday, January 29, 2027
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 22, 2027
Class Time(s): 1/25-29/2027: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Ends On: Friday, January 29, 2027
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 22, 2027
Class Time(s): 1/25-29/2027: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Instructor Location:
Plainfield Police Department
Instructor: Danielle Butts and TeamPlainfield Police Department
14300 Coil Plus Drive
Plainfield, IL 60544
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Plainfield, IL 60544
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
** Students MUST bring a laptop or tablet that can utilize a thumb drive, those who do not, will not be allowed to stay for the training. **
Course Description: This 5-day, 40 hour program has been designed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board to provide students with the required training in use of police personnel within the school setting in accordance with SB 2925 (PA 100-984). SROs must be police officers of law enforcement agencies who are to serve within a school setting pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the employing law enforcement agency and a school district within the agency’s jurisdiction. Any officer serving in this role as of January 1, 2021 must have a special certification issued by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (“Board”). Such officers must have attended a special training, or attained a waiver by the Board, before they can serve in this role.
To be eligible for this special certificate, a full-time Illinois law enforcement officer must have been actively employed in a law enforcement position within the state for at least three years (five years for part-time officers) before enrolling in the course or requesting a waiver. Each such officer must also be of sound character, free of disciplinary concerns, and open to working with minors.
Topics Discussed:
Overview of juvenile law, Juvenile Court Act, role of the juvenile officer, special juvenile considerations, due process for juveniles, detention of juveniles, interrogating juvenile suspects, interviewing juvenile witnesses, rights of parents, SRO introduction, roles of SRO, school structure and hierarchy, school law, adolescent development/teen brain, communication, developing relationships among diverse students, special considerations and disabilities, criminal activity, law enforcement actions in school, ethical concerns, school design and safety, introduction to school threat response, school threat response case studies, role of SRO during a threat, recognizing an active threat, tactical maneuvering on school grounds, solo vs. group response tactics, clearing of school classrooms, identification and response to threat, post event, scenario trainings.
*This course is grant funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, SRO grant.
This training covers the following mandates:
- Civil Rights - 1.5 hours
- Constitutional / Proper Use of LE Authority - 1 hours
- Crisis Intervention - 4 hours
- Cultural Competency - 2.5 hours
- Emergency Medical Response - 1 hours
- Human Rights - 0.5 hours
- Legal Updates - 3 hours
- Officer Wellness and Mental Health - 1 hours
- Procedural Justice - 7.5 hours
- Psychology of Domestic Violence - 0.5 hours
- Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect - 0.5 hours
- Use of Force: De-escalation Techniques - 3 Hours (2.5 Hours Scenario-Based) hours
- Use of Force: Law concerning stops, searches, and use of force - 1 hours
- Use of Force: Officer Safety Techniques - 3 Hours (2.5 Hours Scenario-Based) hours
- Active Threat Response - 7 Hours (6 Hours Scenario-Based) hours
- Juvenile Law - 6 hours
- Officer & Youth Interaction - 8 hours
