Gov. Beshear, Department of Criminal Justice Training Announce 16 Officers Graduate from the School Resource Officer Training

Gov. Beshear, Department of Criminal Justice Training Announce 16 Officers Graduate from the School Resource Officer Training

On May 20, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced that 16 law enforcement officers from agencies across the commonwealth assigned to specific school campuses graduated the fifth School Resource Officer (SRO) III Training. The graduating officers have completed the 120 hours of state mandated training over a three-year timeframe (SRO I, SRO II and SRO III), making them fully certified to work in Kentucky’s school systems.

“The safety and well-being of Kentucky’s schools is a matter of great importance to me and Lieutenant Governor Coleman,” Gov. Beshear said. “Your efforts to keep schools safe does not go unnoticed. Thank you for protecting Kentucky’s most vulnerable population, our youth.”

DOCJT’s SRO training targets the specific needs of officers who are assigned to provide safety and security to the students and staff located inside a school. The SRO courses were revamped after the School Safety and Resilience Act passed in 2019. That year, the training was updated and expanded to serve today’s schoolchildren and administrators. The three levels of training are now offered to active, certified law enforcement serving as school resource officers. All SROs must complete the SRO I in-service course within one year of their start date. SRO II and SRO III training courses are required to be completed the following two years as the annual in-service training. SRO training includes topics such as working with special-needs students, mental health awareness and trauma-informed action. Firearms and tactics refresher training are also included.

“School resource officers play a key role in law enforcement agencies across the commonwealth,” DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek said. “I am grateful for your dedication and commitment to make our schools a safe place for children to learn.”

For more information about the role an SRO plays in school safety click here.

For a copy of the 2020-2021 school risk assessment report click here.

SRO III Class 5 graduates and their agencies are:

Jeffrey Dale Centers
Allen County Sheriff’s Office

Kevin Green
Graves County Schools Police Department

Jimmie M. Laytham Jr.
Oldham County Police Department

Gregory A. Moyers
Livingston County Sheriff’s Office

Dean N. Pattison
Boone County Sheriff’s Office

Michael S. Perkins
Clark County Schools Police Department

Marvin B. Prewitt
Williamsburg Police Department

Timothy L. Renfroe
Boyd County Sheriff’s Office

Jeffery E. Ritchie
Perry County Sheriff’s Office

John Ray Roberts
Perry County Sheriff’s Office

Elsworth Ray Sayre
Stanford Police Department

Scott A. Schwartz
Boone County Sheriff’s Office

Ed Sedlock
Taylorsville Police Department

Robert A. Shoultz
Henderson County Sheriff’s Office

Daniel Cheyenne Turner
Jackson Police Department

David O. White
Boyd County Sheriff’s Office


DOCJT is a state agency located on Eastern Kentucky University’s campus. The agency is the first in the nation to be accredited under the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies’ public safety training program designation. DOCJT also earned re-accreditation through the International Association for Continuing Education and Training in 2018.

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