their presence and advance community policing
objectives. Their roles as teachers and counselors enable them to develop trusting relationships
with students that can result in threats being detected and crises averted before they occur. School
psychologists, social workers, and counselors can help create a safe and nurturing school climate by
providing mental health services to students who need help. Not every school will want police officers
or additional school counselors, but we should do what we can to help schools get the staff they
determine they need to stay safe.