Setting The Record Straight On New Jersey Special Law Enforcement Officers
As a compromise to the desire to have fulltime SROs (School Resource Officers) in schools, balanced against the significant cost and the 2% budget cap for NJ public schools, the legislature and Governor Christie offered a solution in 2016. Senate Bill 86 created a new Law Enforcement Officer Class which is "Special Law Enforcement Officer - Class III".
Read the full article outlining the qualifications for the new SLEO class and how these officers differ from SROs by clicking here.