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6 Some of the day to day issues that the SRO assisted the school with during the second quarter included: • Deescalating students in crisis • Assisting the school deans with locker and student searches as requested • Using school security cameras to assist deans with investigating fights and property crimes • Counseling students about sexual harassment • Recovering lost property and locating the owners • Following up with students who were involved in fights outside of school • Counseling students regarding bullying, threats, and harassment • Assisting social workers, probation officers, and other police departments with cases regarding Edgewood students • Assisting the deans with habitually truant students • Helping the school create and enforce school-based no contact orders between students who can’t seem to get along • Assisting the school nurse’s office with responding to students’ injuries at school • Assisting the deans with investigating reports of students under the influence of controlled substances • Passing along information to patrol officers regarding reports of school bus stop arm violators • Assisting the school administration with their response to reports of students playing choking games Highlights from 2nd Quarter • Edgewood Middle School suspended all lock-down drills following the events in Newtown, CT. This allowed the students to have several months to recover from the tragedy before participating in drills that could evoke certain emotions related to those events. Edgewood resumed lock-down drills in May, and the Mounds View Police Department assisted with the first drill. Several officers from patrol and investigations were at the school for the drill which allowed them to become more familiar with the school procedures and to offer suggestions for improvement. • Edgewood Middle School installed a buzzer entry system at the school to enhance security. Buildings have upgraded to a buzzer entry system district-wide. Previously, visitors to the school could enter into the front offices of the school with unrestricted access. Now all visitors during school hours must be buzzed in through the front door and present identification. • The SRO gave tours of Edgewood Middle School to the 3 newly hired police officers in order to familiarize them with the school • Officer Nick Erickson and K-9 Niko did a demonstration for a class titled “Dogs with Jobs.” Officer Knitter donned the bite suit much to the enjoyment of the students.