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Picayune Police
Department
328 South Main St.
Picayune, MS 39466
601-798-7411 Ph
601-798-7412 Fax


City of Picayune

Crimestoppers
601-799-CLUE
601-799-2583
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SCHOOL RESOURCE

Photograph by: Carolyn Terry Photography
Lt. Lamar Thompson
Campus Security Council Members
In July of 2003 the Picayune Police Department
entered into a partnership with the Picayune School District. The
Picayune Police Department provides certified experienced police
officers, which are also certified by the state of Mississippi, as
school resource officers.
The School Resource Officers Division is under the direction of Lt. Lamar Thompson. The officer’s main duty is to
provide security and protection for all the schools in the district,
the students, and the school’s employees.
The School Resource Officers are also involved with other
organizations such as Junior Achievement. This is a program that is
set up for grades K-12. Junior Achievement’s purpose is to educate
and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business, and
economics, which are designed to improve the quality of their lives.
The School Resource Officers at the Picayune High School and Junior
High School also direct and oversee the campus security council.
This is a club/organization that was started by Picayune Police
Chief Jim Luke in 1994 that the members of the Security Council and
the local police department work together to help make their schools
a safer place. The Security Council is now recognized statewide and
has been recognized by the Governor’s office, State Attorney
General’s Office, and State Senators. The Campus Security Council
also works with local charitable organizations, works on projects in
the school district and local community. The Security Council also
provides scholarships to graduating seniors each year.
The School Resource Officer also provides security and protection
for all the district’s school sponsored sporting events.
During the summer the School Resource Officers work with the local
youth in the community at the youth camps that are sponsored by the
Picayune Police Department each summer. Not only are the School
Resource Officers in our schools to help keep them safe, but also
they are there to build a positive relationship between all law
enforcement officers and all of the students in the Picayune School
System.
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