HCPS School Security Officers

The safety of our children and employees is a top priority in Hillsborough County. As many of you are aware, new state laws require an armed, trained, first responder on every school campus during the school day beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
Today, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Eakins announced the school security plan for our schools.
In middle and high schools: you will continue to see a school resource deputy or officer from the sheriff’s office or Tampa Police Department. Starting new this fall, there will be an armed school security officer at every elementary school.
Hillsborough County Public Schools has had school security officers in our schools for 49 years. We are expanding that security team, to place one officer at every elementary school. These officers already receive law enforcement level training, including active shooter response, crisis intervention and defensive tactics. Two-thirds of our district’s current security officers are current or former law enforcement officers and one-third are current or former military servicemembers.
You can learn more about our school security officers and this security plan by going to our district’s security website: www.sdhc.k12.fl....
Every student has a right to learn in a safe place. Thank you for putting your trust in us, to provide that safe learning environment - as we continue to prepare students for life.