JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — One week after a shooting at Evergreen High School , Jeffco Public Schools and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) released a joint statement addressing school safety and resource officer staffing challenges across the district.

Parents and community members have pushed for answers about school resource officer (SRO) staffing within the district after it was revealed that Evergreen High School only had a part-time SRO at the time of the shooting.

According to JCSO, the school had a full-time SRO, but they were on medical leave at the time of the shooting. To fill in the gap, Evergreen High had been utilizing part-time SROs.

Concerns about the lack of a full-time SRO on campus were raised twice prior to the shooting during PTA meetings on Sept. 9

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