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and will consult with other agencies to share information as needed. Officer Griffin counsels students who may need some help or just need someone to talk to. Parents will also reach out to Officer Griffin for assistance or guidance. Officer Griffin reported Coach John Wooden said it best..."It may take 20 years to measure if I made a difference in someone's life." Officer Griffin hopes the team effort of school staff and himself will reflect this in the future. The typical incidents that Officer Griffin handles at Irondale High School include reports of bullying, harassment, disorderly conduct, theft, drugs, etc. This does not happen a lot but he does deal with these things. Officer Griffin stated he considers it a privilege to serve as the SRO at Irondale High School. Commissioner Kocon inquired about the lockdown drills. Officer Griffin reported they are required to hold 5 lockdown drills per state statute. Officer Griffin also works with other school staff, ie. lunch staff, so they know how they can help out in these types of situations. C. Mounds View Schools—Public Safety Response—Director Jacobson Director Jacobson gave a presentation on New Brighton School Safety. He noted the history of school based officers began with the DARE officers in 1986-87. The School Resource Officers (SRO) are police officers who serve in the schools full time during the school year. The importance/tactics of the SRO changed after the incident at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. Director Jacobson reviewed the duties/focus of the SRO and reviewed the history of SRO's at Irondale High School, Highview Middle School, and the Area Learning Center. As a result of the Newtown, CT, school shooting on December 14, 2012, the school district asked and we made a commitment to begin a full time SRO at Sunnyside, Bel Air and Pike Lake Education Center beginning on January 16, 2013. Right now, this is a temporary position. Director Jacobson stated our department will continue to work with school leadership on best practices and to focus on prevention and early intervention. Our department will continue to assist with school safety plans and will continue to train for response to school incidents. Updates A. Citizen Corps Council No report. Department Reports A. Human Rights As the December monthly report indicated, the Human Rights Subcommittee met with family members who believe they have been victims of a criminal damage to property crime due to their religion and sexual preference. Commissioner Kroll, Commissioner Lamp and Commissioner Schumann were at this meeting; Commissioner Kocon was not able to attend and Director Jacobson was the staff representative. Commissioner Kroll reported a mediation session was