Education Law,
Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 6, 2020
Time for California to redefine the role of cops on campus
In 2003, the California Supreme Court held that all security personnel — including school security, school police, school resource officers, and backup officers — are “school officials” for purposes stops and searches.
Robert Ross Dekoven
Professor
California Western School of Law
Phone: (619) 525-1683
Email: rrd@cwsl.edu
Western State Univ Law School
As school districts rethink their existing school police staffing, it's helpful to consider how some tinkering with the role of peace officers on campus may satisfy everyone.
In the aftermath of Columbine in 1999 and the mass shooting in a Santee, San Diego, police officials began placing sworn officers in San Diego schools. Most of these officers, known as "school resource officers," are on loan from local police agencies. Remarkabl...
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