Officer Contact Information

Greg Rogers , SRO
Franklin High School
(828)524-6467
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Ronnie Castle,SRO
Highlands School
(828)526-2147
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Donnie Seagle, SRO
Macon Middle School
(828)369-0478
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Tony Corbin,SRO
Nantahala School
(828)321-4388
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School Resource Officers (SRO)

Macon County Schools implemented a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the school system in the fall of 2001. A SRO program places officers in schools in an effort to create and maintain safer learning environments. SRO's should be viewed as resources to which their schools can turn. As such, SROs fulfill three roles. They act as law enforcement officers, their primary purpose is to "keep the peace." As law-related counselors, they provide legal guidance to students and act as links to support services both inside and outside the school. As law-related education teachers, they share their special law enforcement expertise in the classroom. SROs also serve as positive role models for students.

The North Carolina Center for the Prevention of School Violence's definition of "School Resource Officer," developed after years of research based upon encounters with law enforcement officers throughout the country is:
"An SRO is a certified law enforcement officer who is permanently assigned to provide coverage to a school or set of schools. The SRO is specifically trained to perform three roles: law enforcement officer; law-related counselor; and law-related education teacher. The SRO is not necessarily a DARE officer (although many have received such training), security guard, or officer who has been placed temporarily in a school in response to a crisis situation but rather acts as a comprehensive resource for his/her school."