School Resource Officers

School Resource Officers

School-based law enforcement officers, school administrators, and teachers work as partners to protect students, school faculty and staff. A School Resource Officer is assigned a school in order to promote safer schools and safer kids.

School Resource Sergeant

Sgt. Ryan Rathbun

Grand Island Police Department

Meet your School Resource Officers:

Officer Hank McFarland

Officer Hank McFarland

Barr Middle School 

Officer David Caldwell

Officer David Caldwell

Walnut Middle School

Officer Ben Arrants

Officer Ben Arrants

Grand Island Senior High School 

Officer Tyler Noel

Officer Tyler Noel

Grand Island Senior High

A School Resource Officer’s daily contacts are powerful — the SRO is not only a protector, but a role model for many kids