School Resource Officer
The School Resource Officer (SRO) program is offered in cooperation with Franklin County Public Schools. The Office of the Sheriff has two (2) assigned SRO’s for the Franklin County High School, one (1) assigned to Benjamin Franklin Middle School, and six (6) that are assigned amongst the twelve elementary schools. SRO’s provide classroom instruction on law enforcement topics and the Virginia Rules Program, an expansion of the Class Action program offered from the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. SRO’s hold classroom presentations in both schools, conduct classroom observations and special events at the schools, and holds conferences with students, staff and parents.