The first and foremost responsibility of a School Resource Officer is safety. Whether it is the staff or students, they have to make sure that the environment for learning is a safe one. Their main duty is to deter and handle any criminal activity that occurs.

Their daily duties include walking hallways during and between classes, monitoring the camera system for any problems, handling student disputes, and sometimes just lending an ear. This is a multi-dimensional job that requires officers to be many things to many people.