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    Leadership

    “2 Milks”: When a School Resource Officer (SRO) Goes Rogue

    Sunday, October 15, 2023
    8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    Location: Room: 6E

      Submitter and Speaker(s)

    • Kyle Dowdy

      Deputy Chief of Police
      Farmington Police Department, New Mexico
      Farmington, New Mexico, United States

      • Speaker(s)

    • Steve Hebbe

      Chief of Police
      Farmington Police Department, New Mexico
      Farmington, New Mexico, United States

    On August 27, 2019, Student Resource Officer Zach Christensen used force on an 11-year-old student at an elementary school. This presentation will dive into not only that use-of-force incident but the surrounding fallout that ensued. It will cover Officer Christensen’s actions and history, his supervisor’s actions and history, the worldwide media onslaught, the internal and external investigations, and the department’s response to the community. It will conclude with lessons learned and provide guidance to those departments that may find themselves in similar situations.