HomeMy WebLinkAboutWaterloo Community School District - Resource Officers Agmnt-7/1/2013SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS' AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into this day of �.. i 2013 by
and between the Waterloo Community School District, whose address for purposes of
this Agreement is 1516 Washington Street, Waterloo, Iowa, 50702 (hereinafter
"School") and the City of Waterloo by and through its Police Department, whose
address for purposes of this Agreement is 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, 50703
(hereinafter "Police").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, School desires to provide positive role models for its students by
having present uniformed Police School Resource Officers (SRO) to three (3) middle,
two (2) high schools and one (1) at the District's alternative school; and
WHEREAS, School and Police endeavor to provide a cooperative effort in
making accessible and responsive SRO to the schools, students, staff, and teachers;
and
WHEREAS, Police desire to participate in this cooperative effort; and
WHEREAS, SRO can and will provide students with a positive alternative to
substance abuse and/or gang activity through the introduction and presentation of the
substance abuse and violence awareness program.
WHEREAS, the presence of SRO in School will allow the prevention and
detection of delinquency among the students through the cooperative education and
preventive measures of School and Police, with the efficacy of a productive learning
atmosphere free of crime, violence, and substance abuse.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are acknowledged, the parties agree as follows.
A. DEFINITION OF TERMS.
1. Parent: A natural or adoptive mother or father, but does not include a
mother or father whose parental rights have been terminated.
2. Guardian: A person who is not a parent of a child, but who has been
appointed by the court or juvenile court having jurisdiction over the
child, to make important decisions which have a permanent effect on
the life and development of that child, and to provide for the general
welfare of the child.