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School Resource Officers
School Resource Officers
A School Resource Officer (SRO) is a certified law enforcement officer. Their duties at their designated schools are multi-leveled. First and foremost, they are prepared and trained to protect the students, faculty, and staff from intruders, conduct criminal investigations and patrol the school campus. They also provide security for after school events and sporting events across the state. SRO's are also educators. They conduct classroom presentations on a variety of law related subjects such as school safety, crime prevention, and conflict resolution. SRO's are also counselors. They offer advice in law related matters to students, parents, and the school's staff and administration. At any time, students may come to the SRO with problems that they do not feel comfortable discussing with school officials. The motto of the School Resource Officer Division at the Simpsonville Police Department is simple but clear, they are "Protecting Simpsonville's Future."
SRO Morris L. Madden
Hillcrest High School
SRO Madden graduated from Laurens High School in 1989 and earned his Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice from Spartanburg Methodist College in 1991. He began his law enforcement career as an intern/volunteer with the Laurens Co. Sheriff's Office in 1992. In 1995, he was hired by the Laurens City Police Dept. He worked for Laurens City Police Dept. over 9 years before accepting a position with the Simpsonville Police Dept. in 2004. After a few short months in the Uniform Patrol Division, he was given the opportunity to transfer over to the Community Support Division and become the School Resource Officer at Hillcrest High School. He gladly accepted and officially began his career as an SRO. He has attended numerous training classes in order to help him become a better SRO such as Basic and Advanced SRO Certification, conflict resolution courses, and crisis and critical response training to name just a few. He thoroughly enjoys being an SRO. Throughout his years at Hillcrest High he has had the opportunity to watch countless numbers of shy, unsure of themselves freshmen grow into well rounded seniors. He takes a small measure of pride with every student that walks across the stage at graduation. By helping provide a safe and secure learning environment, those students were able to grow, learn, and thus graduate from high school. To him that is what being an SRO is all about. Helping your students be successful.
Contact School Resource Officer Madden:
Phone: 864-355-3596
Email: mmadden@simpsonvillepd.com or mlmadden@greenville.k12.sc.us
SRO Amber Barrera
Hillcrest Middle School
Contact School Resource Officer Barrera:
Phone: 864-355-6100
Email: abarrera@simpsonvillepd.com or abarrera@greenville.k12.sc.us
SRO Doug Nicholls
Bryson Middle School
In 1997, SRO Nicholls began his career with the Simpsonville Police Dept. He was assigned to the Patrol Division and after a few short years of service, he later achieved the rank of Corporal. He continued serving as a Patrol Shift Supervisor. Since that time, he has had the privilege of working for other agencies to further his knowledge and skills as a police officer. In 2001, he began serving with the Myrtle Beach Police Dept. He spent time assigned to the Patrol Division, Special Operations Waterfront Division, Bike Patrol Division, and the Street Crimes Division. In 2010, he began serving with the Mauldin Police Dept. and was assigned to the Patrol Division. In 2014, he returned to the Simpsonville Police Dept. and was assigned as the School Resource Officer for Bryson Middle School. Throughout his career as a LEO, being an SRO at Bryson Middle has truly been one of his favorite positions. Bryson Middle School consists of approx. 1,100 students of whom he gets to interact with on a daily basis. His goal as their SRO is maintaining a safe and secure learning environment while having a positive influence of the students and staff as well as reducing crime via use of intervention strategies, proactive policing, and networking.
Contact School Resource Officer Nicholls:
Phone: 864-355-2115
Email: dnicholls@simpsonvillepd.com or dnicholls@greenville.k12.sc.us
SRO Tyler Hancock
Hillcrest High School
thancock@simpsonvillepd.com
864-355-3596
SRO Hector Zapata
Hillcrest High School
hzapata@simpsonvillepd.com
SRO Michael Sweatt
Plain Elementary School
msweatt@simpsonvillepd.com
