Royal School District School Resource Officer Josh Bronn stops for a photo in 2022 when he first started patrolling the district. Since then, Bronn has helped students avoid gang involvement and helped student redirect behaviors toward success.
February 21, 2025
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FIRST RESPONDER FOCUS: Josh Bronn
Royal SRO brings a safe presence to school
ROYAL CITY — One thing most people can agree on is that schools shouldn’t be dangerous places, especially in a small town. But they can be, especially with undesirable elements in schools. “In typical school fights, you’d have a couple of kids fighting, and then everyone’s gathered around and they’re cheering them on,” said Royal City Police Officer Josh Bronn, who’s the school resource officer for the Royal School District. “But in these fights, the kids were wearing their gang attire. They dropped their backpacks and everyone else would leave. They scattered like ‘We don’t want to be involved in this.’”