NORTH ARLINGTON - The Borough is working with the Board of Education to enhance school security by adding full-time School Resource Officers (SROs), who will play a consistent and active role in promoting safety and engagement in the borough’s public schools.
The SROs are fully trained members of the North Arlington Police Department (NAPD), each with multiple years of law enforcement service. Every public school in the borough will benefit from the officers’ ongoing presence.
The officers are responsible for maintaining safe learning environments for students of all ages. Their consistent presence in the schools is designed to build a level of comfort with the students, giving them the confidence to come to the officers in times of need or just to chat.
“SROs have had proven benefits a