1. Bellevue Police Department
SRO Program
Bellevue Police Department

2. Officer Mark Abare Bellevue High School SRO mabare@bellevuewa.gov
cell
desk at IHS

3. Bellevue Police School Services Unit
Sergeant Rob Spingler - Supervisor
Officer Ben Richey - Sammamish High School
Officer Greg Mills - Newport High School
Officer Jeff Borsheim - Bellevue High School
Officer Mark Abare - Interlake High School
Vacant - Middle Schools

4. School Resource Officers
Our School Services Unit is a program funded jointly by the Bellevue Police Department and the Bellevue School District.
Our Program is modeled on best practices from the National Association of School Resource Officers (

5. Why have Police Officers in schools?
Schools are more than just places where kids go to learn. Schools are also de facto community centers. They are places where both the needs and resources of the community come together.
Schools are microcosms of the larger community that they serve.
Public safety concerns that exist in a particular community also exist in their schools.

6. General roles of the S.R.O.
Law Enforcement
Educator
Mentor

7. S.R.O: Law Enforcement Role in Schools
Provide a safe learning environment for youth in schools by maintaining high-visibility, uniformed Police presence.
Respond to emergencies, crimes, or other calls for service at schools.
Respond, investigate, and mitigate threats to the schools.
Respond to calls for service in the neighborhoods around schools.
Assist fellow Officers and Detectives with investigations involving youth.
Cooperate with School District Security and School Administrators regarding emergency preparedness.

9. Challenges in the schools Bellevue Public Schools healthy schools survey results March 2015

10. Bellevue School District
Highlights from the Healthy Youth Survey
(March 1, 2015)

11. Student Participation
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1318 (89%) of Grade 6 students
1225 (84%) of Grade 8 students
1212 (78%) of Grade 10 students
817 (53%) of Grade 12 students
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Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

12. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Current Binge Drinking Percent of students who report having drunk 5 or more drinks in a row in the past 2 weeks
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

13. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Levels of Alcohol Use
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

14. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Riding with a Drinking Driver Percent of students who report having ridden in the past 30 days with a driver who had been drinking alcohol
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

15. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Current Marijuana Use Percent of students who report using marijuana in the past 30 days
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

16. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Riding With a Recent Marijuana User Percent of students who report having ridden in the past 30 days with a driver who had been using marijuana
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

17. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Current Illegal Drug Use Percent of students who report using illegal drugs in the past 30 days (not including alcohol, tobacco or marijuana)
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

18. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Current Prescription Drug Use Percent of students who report using prescription drugs not prescribed to them in the past 30 days
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

19. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Substance Use at School Percent of students who report being drunk or high at school in the past year
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

20. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Alcohol Use on School Property Percent of students who report having at least one drink of alcohol on school property in the past 30 days
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

21. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Marijuana Use on School Property Percent of students who report using marijuana on school property in the past 30 days
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

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Feeling Safe at School Percent of students who report that they feel safe at school |
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

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Bullying Percent of students who report being bullied in the past 30 days
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

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Physical Fighting Percent of students who report being in a physical fight in the past year
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

25. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Weapon Carrying at School Percent of students who report carrying a weapon on school property in the past 30 days
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

26. Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey
Contemplation of Suicide Percent of students who report having seriously considered suicide in the past year
Bellevue School District - Source: 2014 Healthy Youth Survey

27. What does the day- to-day work of an S.R.O. look like?
Monitor the safe arrival of students to school in the morning.
Patrol the hallways and problem areas of the campus during passing periods.
Monitor the cafeteria during lunch.
Respond to calls for service.
Meet with school administrators, guidance counselors, and other faculty.
Consult with parents as needed.
Guest speakers in classrooms.
Assist students with projects.
Monitor the safe departure of students at the end of the school day.
Attend after-school activities.
Interact with youth as much as possible!

28. S.R.O. at work: Community outreach
Former Interlake High School S.R.O. Officer Park working with Interlake students to collect toys for the Salvation Army and U.S. Marine Corps “Toys For Tots” at Christmastime.

29. S.R.O. at work: in the classroom
Bellevue High School S.R.O. Officer Borsheim guest- teaching in a Health class about the effects of alcohol impairment. Here, he is demonstrating how Field Sobriety Tests can measure an impaired person’s ability to manage divided attention tasks.

30. S.R.O. at work: campus safety
Former Sammamish High School S.R.O. Trizuto hosting a narcotics detection canine team from the King County Sheriff’s Office to demonstrate the capabilities of the dog in detecting the presence of the odor of drugs in cars, lockers, backpacks, or money.

31. S.R.O. at work: building relationships
Interlake S.R.O. Officer Abare and Former Sammamish S.R.O. Officer Trizuto visiting a Special Needs class at Tillicum Middle School as a guest “auctioneer”. Students earn credits through good behavior, which they then get to “spend” on goodies at an auction.

32. S.R.O. at work: role model
Former Sammamish High School S.R.O. Officer Trizuto gives a tour of the Police Station to a local Cub Scout Troop.

33. “Guest” Officers in schools
Bellevue Police Bomb Squad Technicians demonstrating the use of the Bomb Squad’s robot to the Highland Middle School Robotics class.

34. “Guest” Officers in schools
K-9 Officer Knudtsen and his partner, Roc, demonstrate Roc’s training and capabilities to students at Bennet Elementary.

35. Types of calls we handle
Interlake HS Model UN threat – Interlake HS 2016
“I’m going to blow up the school,” written on a stall - Interlake HS 2016
Parents hired a lawyer because kid got caught cheating on a test
Parents fighting with staff while dropping off kids - Stevenson Elementary
Multiple students smoking Marijuana outside at lunch – Highland MS

36. Cases Student with gun at - Newport HS 2014
Another student reported someone had a gun in their backpack. Officer Mills investigated and found a loaded revolver in his backpack that he had stolen from one of his dad’s friends.
Threats to kill - Bellevue HS 2016
A student threatened to “shoot up the school,” “Kill a teacher,” and “Slit Mrs. ?????? Throat.” Charged via summons.
Threats and knife – Newport HS 2014
One student told another, “I could take you,” and indicated he had a weapon in his backpack. Officer Mills and the school pulled him out of class, the school searched his backpack and found the knife. He was booked into KCYC.