School Police Officer, BPS Boston Public Schools - Boston, MA 02108 (Back Bay-Beacon Hill area) Title: School Police Officer Reports to: Chief of... or designee Terms: Boston Police Officer Union, hourly rate for School Police Officer, 40 hours per week...
Unarmed, tough job for terrible pay. I dont know how the BPS Police Guys/Gals do it but I give them ALOT of credit.........
You also have to have/maintain Boston residency. They used to send their people to the Boston PD Academy, which might make it worth it alone.
Unarmed? Yikes Perhaps but I am sure they have it written in the contract that they make you stay for a few years. I guess if you can tough it out and deal with what sounds like a shit sandwich for a few years it would be Ok. I wonder how much credence working for BPSPD would help as far as getting onto Boston if you scored well on CS.
Soxrock hit the nail on the head, Special Officer (Rule 400) resident for 10 years, not a bad stepping stone if you are still young enough for CS. Good gig if your kids are in school (Believe it or not we do have some good ones) shit it's a paycheck....
Are they limited to school property like some Campus Cops or can they go off site for some situations?
BSP, BPD, Probation, and Transit do team up every day for what is know as StopWatch StopWatch quells student crime in time School is back in session, and the MBTA Transit Police is working with other law enforcement and local youth groups to ensure students are staying in line. A joint effort involving T police, the Boston schools and probation officers has led to improved adolescent behavior on buses and trains, according to officials. Dubbed StopWatch, the collaborative uses officer and community member presence as a preventive measure to put an end to crime before it occurs. http://www.metro.us/boston/local/article/967254--stopwatch-quells-student-crime-in-time
I dont think they send them to a academy anymore. The school police officers I know did not go to a academy, they took the rule 400 test and had ojt
Base salary: $13.16 - $15.41 per hour/40 hour work week How someone is able live in the city limits on that pay is astounding. Has there ever been talk about allowing employees there to live outside the city? http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/school-police-officers
I think they're not under the same version of Rule 400 as privately employed Specials, just like Housing is and Munis were. It's sad that private specials can carry a .38, but a BOSTON SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER cannot carry even a .22. There are loads of good kids in the Boston School system, but it's like every community of every description, you never have to worry about the good ones, just the bad ones, and the bad ones in the Boston School system are HORRIBLE! As for the StopWatch, I'm always glad to see inter-cooperation between departments. Balkanization doesn't help anyone and in fact can HURT the law enforcement mission. "NO, THIS IS MINE!" is childish and detrimental. Hell, "Sesame Street" has been promoting COOPERATION for years which only shows, it's aimed at a much more mature audience than some unions and organizations.
