Seminar Title
Online-Legal & Liability Issues for School Resource Officers
Dates of Events
10/28/2026 through 10/28/2026
Last Updated: 09/10/2026
Instructor(s): Brian J. Clouse, Esq.
Course Registration Fee: $150
Instructor Bio
Brian J. Clouse, Esq.
Brian Clouse is a 43-veteran of law enforcement with 14 years of experience in school safety and security, leading two major urban school police departments as their Chief of Police and Coordinator of Safety and Security. Brian now provides consultation services to schools, including the provision of school vulnerability assessments and training for school resource officers and school administrators. Brian has also provided expert witness services in police and school liability cases, and has been an attorney for 26 years. Brian is a member of the National Association of School Resource Officers, the Indiana School Resource Officers Association, and is the founder of the Indiana School Resource Officers Association Foundation.
Brian Clouse is a 43-veteran of law enforcement with 14 years of experience in school safety and security, leading two major urban school police departments as their Chief of Police and Coordinator of Safety and Security. Brian now provides consultation services to schools, including the provision of school vulnerability assessments and training for school resource officers and school administrators. Brian has also provided expert witness services in police and school liability cases, and has been an attorney for 26 years. Brian is a member of the National Association of School Resource Officers, the Indiana School Resource Officers Association, and is the founder of the Indiana School Resource Officers Association Foundation.
Course Objectives
Course Overview:
Date: October 28, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Duties, Responsibilities and Mandatory Reporting for School Resource Officers:
The student will gain an understanding of duties and responsibilities of school resource officers in a changing legal landscape, including the importance of mandatory reporting responsibilities and collaboration with school administrators.
Threat Assessments and the School Resource Officer
Attendees will gain an understanding and an overview of current laws regarding behavioral threat assessments in schools, along with the latest case law regarding the legal standards for threat assessments.
Search, Seizure and Miranda for School Resource Officers
Participants will learn about the latest case law and legal standards regarding student searches and seizures. Students will also learn about the emergence of Miranda requirements and how it affects both SROs and administrators.
Importance of IDEA, Special Education and FERPA for SROs
This unit of instruction will provide SROs with the fundamentals of the Individuals with Disabilities Act and Special Education provisions and how it affects SROs. Students will also gain an understanding of the Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act, and how it affects SROs during investigations and collaboration with law enforcement agencies.
Group Viewing Encouraged: Pay 1 Registration Fee
·Multiple attendees can group view the training from one device only and each attendee will receive a certificate.
·ONLY the registered attendee will receive a link to join the training (Link will be sent 1-2 Days Prior to the Event)
Quiz & Certificates: Within 24 hours after the live broadcast the registered attendee will receive an email with:
·Quiz link that will need to be forwarded to each person in your group so they may print a certificate after completing the quiz.
·30 Days Access of the Recording (this link may be shared with with others in your department only)
*** No Refunds After Class Link Has Been Sent
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Duties, Responsibilities and Mandatory Reporting for School Resource Officers:
The student will gain an understanding of duties and responsibilities of school resource officers in a changing legal landscape, including the importance of mandatory reporting responsibilities and collaboration with school administrators.
Threat Assessments and the School Resource Officer
Attendees will gain an understanding and an overview of current laws regarding behavioral threat assessments in schools, along with the latest case law regarding the legal standards for threat assessments.
Search, Seizure and Miranda for School Resource Officers
Participants will learn about the latest case law and legal standards regarding student searches and seizures. Students will also learn about the emergence of Miranda requirements and how it affects both SROs and administrators.
Importance of IDEA, Special Education and FERPA for SROs
This unit of instruction will provide SROs with the fundamentals of the Individuals with Disabilities Act and Special Education provisions and how it affects SROs. Students will also gain an understanding of the Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act, and how it affects SROs during investigations and collaboration with law enforcement agencies.
Group Viewing Encouraged: Pay 1 Registration Fee
·Multiple attendees can group view the training from one device only and each attendee will receive a certificate.
·ONLY the registered attendee will receive a link to join the training (Link will be sent 1-2 Days Prior to the Event)
Quiz & Certificates: Within 24 hours after the live broadcast the registered attendee will receive an email with:
·Quiz link that will need to be forwarded to each person in your group so they may print a certificate after completing the quiz.
·30 Days Access of the Recording (this link may be shared with with others in your department only)
*** No Refunds After Class Link Has Been Sent
