School Resource Officer Program

The Tomball Police Department, in conjunction with the Tomball Independent School District, began utilizing D.A.R.E. in the late 1980’s. Since that time, D.A.R.E. has been well received. In 2005, TISD and TPD personnel accessed the needs of today’s youth and developed a new adaptive program to better serve and inform out Tomball young people. Students in the program are taught life skills, namely decision-making processes, coping with both peer and personal pressure and accepting responsibility for one’s actions.

Student Resource Officers

In an effort to provide Tomball Independent School District (T.I.S.D.) students with a safe and secure learning environment, T.I.S.D. and the Tomball Police Department, implemented the School Resource Officer (S.R.O.) program. The role of the S.R.O. is multi-faceted. SRO’s enforce federal, state and local laws on T.I.S.D. property as well as builds lifelong supportive friendships with the students. The S.R.O. acts as a liaison between T.I.S.D. and City of Tomball and ensures an open line of communication between the entities, students, and parents.

Annually, hundreds of students are instructed in tobacco awareness. The S.R.O. provides parents with the opportunity to be involved and active in issues concerning the safety and welfare of their children. A fingerprint program, offered to young children, has been implemented to ensure safety and identity for youths. In addition to instructing students, the S.R.O. provides numerous hours of instruction to district faculty and administration.

While enforcement and instruction are fundamental duties of the SRO, the ability to connect with students on a personal level, via after school programs, are instrumental in developing both the S.R.O. and individual student’s leadership and growth potential. The Tomball Police After School Special Program (TPASS) was created to allow at-risk students, identified with the cooperation of individual campus personnel, the opportunity to utilize their time in a healthy environment. Activities are peer driven and result in the student’s ability to assert and develop his or her unique characteristics and leadership abilities.

With our dynamic society, the SRO has become a stabilizing factor in the educational and personal lives of the students, staff and faculty of the Tomball Independent School District.