School Resource Officers Sumter County
Sumter County has four School Resource Officers who serve as the liaison between the Police Department and the schools, providing law enforcement services as well as ensuring a safe school atmosphere by assisting in the administration of school rules and policies. By combining law enforcement, education, and counseling, they provide a pro-active approach that encourages school safety and deters juvenile delinquency.
To contact your School's Resource Officer please call the school office during normal school hours.
Deputy Sheriff Lawrence J. Wynn
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Deputy Wynn has been employed at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office since June 1997. During that time he has served with the Road Patrol Division and S.W.A.T. team, and has been the School Resource Officer at South Sumter High School since November 2003. |
Deputy William D. “Bill” Rappleyea
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| Deputy Rappleyea grew up in Citrus County, Florida, where he graduated from Citrus High School in Inverness. In April 2006 he joined the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy working in the Road Patrol Division. Although he enjoyed his experience as a Patrol Deputy, his current assignment as Resource Officer at Wildwood Middle High School is more rewarding. “The diversity of the students, staff, and faculty has enabled me to become more aware of the community’s needs and to hopefully, in some way, have a positive impact on the future of our youth.” |
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Deputy James “Jimmie” Little
| Jimmie has been in law enforcement since 1983, joining the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in 1988. During that time he has served in the Courthouse/Civil Division, Road Patrol Division, and for the past eight years has been a School Resource Officer for the Villages Charter School. “I enjoy being on campus,” he says, “because it allows me to spend time with the students and have a positive influence in their lives while showing them that people in Law Enforcement are here to help and guide them.” |
Deputy Michael Scofield
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| Deputy Scofield began his law enforcement career in 2004 after an eight-year stint in the United States Marine Corps, receiving an Honorable Discharge at the rank of Sergeant. After graduating from the law enforcement academy at the Bragg Center in June 2005, he spent a year at the Center Hill Police Department before joining the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in May 2006. He served the community as a Road Patrol Deputy as well as Crime Scene Technician before becoming a School Resource Officer at South Sumter Middle School. |
To learn more about the function of school resource officers you can visit the following websites.
http://www.schoolsecurity.org/resources/school-resource-officers.html
