by Krystal Paco

Guam - The island's public high schools noticed a new face on campus today. Superior Court of Guam acting deputy chief probation officer Melanie Brennan says five newly trained school resource officers were deployed to the schools today. Every high school with the exception of Okkodo now has two of the law enforcement officials on campus.

Brennan says the SROs are trained in basic officer survival, active shooter situations, judicious use of force or when to use their baton and pepper spray as well as a firearm, and basic report writing.

Brennan says the SRO program is proving successful as surveyed students say they feel safer with the law enforcement officer on campus all day. Despite heated debate when the SRO program was introduced last year, SROs will not carry firearms while on school grounds.