%0 Journal Article %T Handcuffs in Schools: Do School Resource Officers Fill a Role in Special Education? %A Whitney Meade %J Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership %@ 1555-4589 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/1555458918790305 %X When students with disabilities become agitated and physically aggressive, school resource officers (SROs) are often called to assist. This article addresses the question, ¡°What is the role of the SRO when dealing with children who already have a behavior intervention plan (BIP) in place?¡± Faced with an increased presence of law enforcement officers in the nation¡¯s school, administrators should be prepared to deal with these issues when they arise %K school resource officer %K special education %K restraint %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1555458918790305