School Resource Officers

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer program was named one of the best School Resource Officers Units in the United States after receiving the ASRO Model Agency of the Year Award in 2018. The award recognized the LCSO for exemplifying the NASRO Triad Concept, training, policies, and standards in our practices to ensure professional service and security to the school community.

The LCSO SRO Program has also been at the forefront of training being the first in the Commonwealth to hold advanced Crisis Intervention Training, and our SROs were also the first in the Northern Virginia region to receive training in Sources of Strength - an evidence-led youth suicide prevention program, conducted by The Ryan Bartel Foundation.

NASRO

In 1996, the LCSO began its School Resource Officer (SRO) program on the heels of extraordinary growth in the county. This growth in population in the county brought with it new schools and a need for the expansion of the SRO program. The job duties and responsibilities of an LCSO SRO include: administering various student programs and school crime solvers, attending school and community meetings, conducting security assessments, conducting staff training, D.A.R.E. for Middle School, handling all criminal investigations originating in the schools, monitoring gang, and other dangerous activity, serving as the law enforcement liaison with the school system, teaching date-rape awareness and prevention and other requested classes and various other assigned duties.

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SAFE2TALK

Help keep our schools safe; download the Safe2Talk App. The free downloadable app allows students, parents, teachers, and residents the ability to anonymously report safety concerns in our schools, including suspicious or threatening social media activity.  To report any suspicious incidents, please click on the link.  https://www.p3campus.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=5060

Know Your SRO


  • Academies of Loudoun

    Master Dep. Steven Hajdasz
    Steven.Hajdasz@Loudoun.gov

  • Belmont Ridge Middle School
    DFC. Christopher Freck
    Christopher.Freck@Loudoun.gov
  • Blue Ridge Middle School  Master Dep. John McClintic
    John.McClintic@Loudoun.gov
  • Brambleton Middle School  DFC. Michael Harper    Michael.Harper@Loudoun.gov
  • Briar Woods High School      Master Dep. Michael Cenate
    Michael.Cenate@Loudoun.gov
  • Broad Run High School
    DFC. Chris Iversen
    Christopher.Iversen@Loudoun.gov
  • Dominion High School
    DFC. Andrew Cavo
    Andrew.Cavo@Loudoun.gov
  • Eagle Ridge Middle School
    DFC. Tavis Henry
    Tavis.Henry@Loudoun.gov
  • Farmwell Station Middle School
    DFC. Nicholas Campbell
    Nicholas.Campbell@Loudoun.gov
  • Freedom High School
    DFC. Jason Gadell
    Jason.Gadell@Loudoun.gov
  • Harmony Middle School
    DFC. Chris Salter
    Chris.Salter@Loudoun.gov
  • Independence High School
    DFC. Gary Ace
    Gary.Ace@Loudoun.gov
  • J. Michael Lunsford Middle School
    DFC. Nicholas Tyskowski
    Nicholas.Tyskowski@Loudoun.gov
  • John Champe High School DFC. Andrew Kim
    Andrew.H.Kim@Loudoun.gov 
  • Lightridge High School
    DFC. Joshua Drahos
    Joshua.Drahos@Loudoun.gov
  • Loudoun Valley High School
    Master Dep. Matthew Vess
    Matthew.Vess@Loudoun.gov
  • Mercer Middle School
    DFC. Todd Younkin
    Todd.Younkin@Loudoun.gov
  • North Star School                     Master Dep. Mark Jones    Mark.T.Jones@Loudoun.gov
  • Park View High School
    DFC. Calvin Whitaker
    Calvin.Whitaker@Loudoun.gov
  • Potomac Falls High School
    DFC. Mitchell Dively
    Mitchell.Dively@Loudoun.gov
  • River Bend Middle School
    DFC. Devin Mickens
    Devin.Mickens@Loudoun.gov
  • Riverside High School
    DFC. Joshua Goddard
    Joshua.Goddard@Loudoun.gov
  • Rock Ridge High School
    DFC. Mike Baker
    William.Baker@Loudoun.gov
  • Seneca Ridge Middle School
    Master Dep.Tim Iverson
    Timothy.Iversen@Loudoun.gov
  • Sterling Middle School
    DFC. Jovanni Martinez
    Jovanni.Martinez@Loudoun.gov
  • Stone Bridge High School
    DFC. Ramon Rivera
    Ramon.Rivera@Loudoun.gov
  • Stone Hill Middle School DFC. Dylan Nick
    Dylan.Nick@Loudoun.gov
  • Trailside Middle School
    Master Dep. Robert Thomasson
    Robert.Thomasson@Loudoun.gov
  • Willard Intermediate School DFC. Sodiq Apena
    Sodiq.Apena@Loudoun.gov
  • Woodgrove High School
    DFC. Chris Horbatak
    Christopher.Horbatak@Loudoun.gov

Supervisors

  • Lieutenant Michael Safford
    School Resource Officer Unit Supervisor
    Michael.Safford@Loudoun.gov / 571-223-0015
  • Sergeant Megan Wealand
    (Lansdowne, North Star, Academies of Loudoun & Sterling Schools)
    Megan.Wealand@Loudoun.gov / 571-209-7730
  • Sergeant Samantha Harwood
    (South Brambleton, Loudoun Valley, & South Riding Schools)
    Samantha.Harwood@Loudoun.gov / 571-420-0087
  • Sergeant Justin Maas
    (Ashburn, North Brambleton, & Western Loudoun Schools)
    Justin.Maas@Loudoun.gov / 571-246-5066 

SRO Investigator

Detective Shannon Shelow                  
Shannon.Shelow@Loudoun.gov / 571-233-2891