Los Alamos Police Department’s School Resource Officers at Los Alamos Public Schools include, from left, Cpl. Amos Smith, Cpl. James Keane, Cpl. Samantha Terrazas, Cpl. Joseph (Joey) Robinson and Sgt. Chris Ross. Photo Courtesy LAPS

LAPS NEWS RELEASE

Los Alamos Public Schools recognized the district’s School Resource Officers on School Resource Officer Day Feb. 15. LAPS School Resource Officers include Cpl. Amos Smith (Los
Alamos High School), Cpl. James Keane (Los Alamos Middle School), Cpl. Samantha Terrazas (Barranca Mesa Elementary, Mountain Elementary, Chamisa Elementary), Cpl. Joseph (Joey) Robinson (Aspen Elementary, Piñon Elementary)and Sgt. Chris Ross (SRO/CLU Sgt).

“We are fortunate to have School Resource Officers available at all of our school sites,” said
Superintendent Jennifer Guy. “We appreciate the work that they do each and every day to keep
our schools and our students safe.”

The National Association of School Resource Officers encourages schools and communities to
recognize the valuable work of their school resource officers during National School Resource
Officer Appreciation Day February 15.

“We established National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day in 2022, after receiving
frequent inquiries from schools around the country regarding the most appropriate day to
recognize their SROs,” said NASRO executive director Mo Canady. “We encourage schools and
communities to take time Feb. 15 to let their SROs know how much they appreciate the work
these officers do to bridge gaps between law enforcement and youth and to keep schools safe.”