2026 Conference Speakers/Schedule:

More to come!

June 9, 2026

1:00-2:00 PM (MST)

Brett Garland-South Dakota School Safety Center

--Threat Assessments

2:00-4:00 PM 

Shane Hardie and Tasha Volhken

--Cyber Investigations

4:00-5:00 PM

Isaiah Soldier

--BIA Investigator

(More information to come!)

June 10, 2026 (Keynote Speaker)

8:00-5:00PM

Professor Bernie James

--School authority, student rights, legal constraints, affirmative duties, roles of interagency partners, qualified immunity, best practices in maintaining a safe learning environment

June 11, 2026

8:00-10:00 AM

Hollie Strand

--Current trends in Internet Crimes Against Children

10:00-12:00

Stay Tuned!

2026 CONFERENCE DATES:

June 9-11, 2026

Lead-Deadwood High School

Lead, South Dakota 

​Each summer SDASRO provides an educational training conference for both law enforcement officers specialized in working with schools (SROs/D.A.R.E. Officers, Police Administrators) and school personnel (Educators/School Administrators/Counselors).  The training provides education and training in various topics.  The goal is to continue building working relationships between law enforcement and educators and to provide the needed tools to keep our schools and students safe.
Thank you all for attending the 2025 Summer Safety Conference that was held June 4th-June 6th, 2025 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on the Campus of Southeast Technical University.

2026 Summer Conference

This year we are joining up with the North Dakota Association of School Resource Officers for the 2026 Conference!