In his 13 years as the Lincoln Public Schools security director, Joseph Wright saw the impact that the safety team had. He recalled one school resource officer who helped a student with behavior challenges by having lunch with them as often as he could.
“For two years they had lunch together every day, and the student graduated without any remarkable behavior after that,” Wright said. “That’s just a little tiny example of the relationships that our SROs can make with students that really make a difference.”
Wright retires from his role this month. Before serving as LPS security director, Wright spent nearly 30 years in the Lincoln Police Department. He said he appreciated the opportunity to combine education and safety…