The School Resource Officer is assigned to the Arlington High School. The officer utilizes The School Threat Assessment and Response System (STARS), a comprehensive program to prepare, assess, respond, and strive to prevent threats of violence in schools. This is accomplished through mobilizing regional resources that recognize the individual uniqueness and integrity of Arlington Schools.
This multi-tiered assessment and response system is designed to provide local officials in Arlington access to specialized resources developed through a collaborative effort. Utilizing the STARS' Protocol, incidents and threats are addressed through response classifications involving varying degrees of consultation, readiness, and intervention.
Once STARS is initiated, local responses are augmented by North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council's (NEMLEC) regionally coordinated resources including access to personnel and experts with specialized skills, planning and training opportunities, communications syetems, equipment and advanced technologies, and protocols for program and techniques evaluation.
As with all NEMLEC programs,STARS provides a mechanism to ensure communication, coordination, and interaction between member agencies in an efficient and cost effective manner. This is done with a focus on the need to maintain control at the local level.
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