An additional sheriff’s deputy will be added to the Tippecanoe School Corporation’s School Resource Officers (SRO) program. Rob Rush is coming out of retirement to serve our schools once again. He retired in 2022 after serving as a deputy with the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office for 25 years, the last five as an SRO. 

“We are fortunate to have an additional SRO in our program, especially someone with Deputy Rush’s experience in working with youth,” says TSC Safety Manager Aaron Gilman. “These officers play an important role in promoting a safe learning environment through education and building relationships with students and staff.”

Deputy Rush joins Beth Frazier, Steven Stonerock, Jason Morgan, Nathan Beever and Lucas Boyle serving nearly 14,000 students at 22 TSC school locations. 

The McCutcheon High School graduate says he is excited to go back to school: “I came back because this is the most impactful way I can serve our community and our youth,” Rush says.

“Our SROs do an amazing job of developing positive relationships between law enforcement and the school community,” says Tippecanoe County Sheriff Bob Goldsmith. “We value our partnership with TSC and hope to further engage young people and protect our schools.” 

School Resource Officers (SROs) promote a safe learning environment through educating and building relationships with students and staff members. While they serve as law enforcement officers, their primary focus is on helping young people learn about personal responsibility and how to make good decisions. SROs are in the classroom providing positive educational programming, in the hallways, lunchrooms and playgrounds engaging students in conversation and activities, and collaborating with school administrators and staff to evaluate and improve safety procedures that promote student safety.