As defined by the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO), a school resource is a career law enforcement officer with sworn authority who is deployed by an employing police department or agency in a community-oriented policing assignment to work in collaboration with one or more schools. SROs work in partnership with the schools to provide a safe learning environment. They are a valuable resource to school staff members, fostering positive relationships with youth, developing strategies to resolve problems affecting youth, and protecting all students so that they can reach their fullest potentials. They serve to educate students through class lessons, grade level, and school meetings. They also serve as an informal mentor to students and are a law enforcement officer.