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Findings and Recommendations
2 findings
Law Enforcement, First Responders, and other stakeholders have demonstrated a strong interest in working cooperatively with Orange County Public Schools to mitigate the risk of an active shooter incident: establishment of MOUs between law enforcement and school districts would strengthen this cooperation. Response: The City of Garden Grove agrees with the above finding. The City of Garden Grove is fully committed to collaborating with the Garden Grove Unified School District, Westminster School District and Orange Unified School District. In June 2019, the City executed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Garden Grove Unified School District. The Garden Grove Unified School District currently funds two full time School Resource Officers with additional funding added this month to add one additional officer bringing the total number of funded officers to three. In total, The City of Garden Grove will have six full time School Resource Officers for the coming school year. The current sergeant overseeing the School Resource Officer program is also in constant contact with Orange Unified School District and the Westminster School District. Both those municipalities have schools within the city limits of Garden Grove. 11222 Acacia Parkway • P.O.Box 3070 • Garden Grove, CA 92842 ggcity.org Response to the 2022-2023 Grand Jury Report, School Shooting: How Prepared are Orange County Public Schools? August 22, 2023
No recommendations for this finding
School Resource Officers (SROs) are a valuable asset for school safety, yet many cities/districts do not allocate sufficient funds to hire needed officers. Response: The City of Garden Grove agrees with the above finding.
No recommendations for this finding
