The Richland School District values the safety and security of our students and staff. Therefore we have safety and security staff working on school property.
In partnership with our local law enforcement, School Resource Officers (SRO's) from the Richland Police Department are located at both Richland and Hanford High Schools. They also available to assist at all schools located in the city of Richland. The District also has an SRO from the West Richland Police Department located at Leona Libby and Enterprise Middle Schools. They are also available to assist at all schools located in the city of West Richland.
School Resource Officer's are commissioned law enforcement officers in the State of Washington. Their main duties at the schools are to build relationships with our students and families and to serve as a resource to our staff and administration.
All secondary schools in the Richland School District have security personnel. School Security Personnel are not commissioned law enforcement officers. Their main duties at the schools are to build relationships with students and to assist students, families, and staff with security needs at the schools.