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5 • assisting with lock down, fire, and severe weather drills, • serving as a member of the school crisis team, • assisting at Pinewood Elementary as needed, • being a liaison between the school and the police department, • forming positive relationships with students, From April through June, the SRO made the following incident reports: • 1 possession of nicotine product (e-cig) report • 1 possession of drug paraphernalia report • 1 child abuse report • 3 harassment reports • 1 assault report • 2 disorderly conduct reports • 1 theft report • 1 assist to other agency report • 1 missing person report From those cases, 1 juvenile was cited, 1 juvenile was petitioned, 1 juvenile was sent to the Northeast Youth and Family Services Diversion Program, and 1 adult was arrested. Some of the day to day issues that the SRO assisted the school with during the second quarter included: • meeting with students who have excessive absences/tardies to work on a solution • assisting school admin with using the school surveillance cameras to investigate incidents of theft, bullying, and truancy • escorting students who were refusing to comply with school administrators orders • providing police presence at school events including the final school dance at the Mounds View Community Center and Edgewood Parent Communication Nights • mediating between students having conflict • delivering weekend snack packs to students in need • assisting prosecutors, investigators, and outside agencies who were handling incidents involving Edgewood students Highlights from 2nd Quarter • Edgewood held a disaster fair for students where students were able to learn about disaster response from firefighters, paramedics, police, and Red Cross workers. The SRO hosted a station where students were given the opportunity to respond to a mock tornado disaster scene. Students were coached through assessing the scene for hazards and then problem solved with the SRO about possible responses for each hazard. • Officer Erickson and K-9 did the spring demonstration for the “Dogs with Jobs” class and Officer Knitter donned the bite-suit. • The SRO assisted classes on their “celebration day” by providing traffic control for students walking to the Mermaid Bowling Alley and Wynnsong Movie Theater. The end of the school year at Edgewood Middle School marked the end of Officer Ben Knitter’s time at Edgewood School as the SRO. Officer Knitter has since returned to full time