Episode 1.5 What I Learned from the School Resource Officer

On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast, Son and Father talk about what kids can learn from the School Resource Officer.

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Thanks for checking out The Middle School Mind. On this podcast episode, Son and I talk about the School Resource Officer and what kids can learn from the School Resource Officer. In this episode, we talk about topics like substance abuse, alcohol, smoking, staying safe online and other topics. As always, we keep it clean on The Middle School Mind, but parents may want to listen first if you have younger or a more sensitive audience. Thanks and enjoy the episode!

Today’s podcast highlighted what kids can learn from School Resource Officers:

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Who is the School Resource Officer? This podcast episode for kids talks about Son’s interaction with his School Resource Officer.

School Resource Officers help maintain a safe learning environment and provide educational opportunities to educate students on substance abuse, gangs and staying safe online — School Resource Officer in the hallways during a passing period. Image courtesy of edweek.org article on School Resource Officers and their roles in schools.

What I learned about substance abuse from the School Resource Officer
1. Reference information about inhalant abuse/whippets.
2. More reference information about inhalants – sniffing glue, paint, etc.
3. Reference information about underage drinking.
What I learned about smoking from the School Resource Officer
1. Reference information about smoking and impacts to health.

The School Resource Officer showed a picture of actress Scarlett Johansson smoking. She may look cool and glamorous, but smoking has negative impacts to your health. Image courtesy of Good News Network.

What questions do students have for the School Resource Officer

Image depicts a School Resource Officer in the earlier decades - many adopted a moniker Officer Friendly and taught kids about Stranger Danger and staying safe — Dad shared on the episode that during his childhood, School Resource Officers were known as “Officer Friendly” and covered subjects surrounding Stranger Danger rather than substance abuse and bullying. Image courtesy of Ebony.com.

We talk about the Tik Tok trend in late December 2021 that threatened safety in schools and how the School Resource Officer was on site that day

Tik Tok had a trending topic that threatened school safety on December 17, 2021 that concerned parents and school districts and had School Resource Officers in schools on that day. Image courtesy of the Charlotte Observer.

The School Resource Officer talks to us about staying safe online and being kind
1. Reference information for Online Teen Safety Guide.
2. Reference information for Cyberbullying.
3. Ways to teach kindness to kids.

Image courtesy of positive.news and its article on inspiring teens to be more kind.

We play a game: Slang or Not Slang for Street Terms for Marijuana
1. Articles we referenced for slang terms for marijuana, heroin and cocaine referenced in the game.

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