DISD Police use more discretion when it comes to criminal charges.

When DPD was on the campus they would just arrest, or write tickets at the drop of a hat.

DISD Police take an extra step and many times write incident reports and refer the matter to be handled by the principal in lieu of citations or arrests taking place.

There are times when students should be prosecuted, then there are times that the teacher or administrator is just as wrong and the student shouldn't get a ticket.

This discretion is used by officers on the street everyday. The officers inside the school have the ability to handle a situation with the administration instead of instantly making a student a criminal.

Benefits? Allow me to list a few:

More officers on the campus. DISD Police have an officer assigned to every High School and is in the process of staffing all of the middle schools.

Officers who are more aware of the Texas Education Code. Able to assist administrators with the law.

Officers who have a vested interest in the children and want to see the students succeed. Most of the officers came to DISD to interact with the students and to help them.

Handles call for service that would normally have fallen to Dallas PD. Thereby freeing up Dallas PD to handle calls in the community (remember they have to answer ALL alarms now)

Assisting other agencies with school related issues. The officers know their kids and often times are contacted by other agencies (Dallas PD, DART, other Police Departments) to assist in criminal investigations.

There are more but I am interested in seeing your response to there. You seem to question the need for the department, but I would be interested into why you feel that way.

[Ed Note: I highlighted a portion of your post. It agrees with what a Dallas Police Sergeant said about DISD PD. It would also tend to explain why a report wasn't taken in the situation at the Junior High.

Again, I'm asking why DISD has sworn peace officers--and what job they do that can't be done by other school personnel.]