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School Resource Officer

Kennebunk Police Officer Mark Carney is the School Resource Officer for the Town of Kennebunk, having graduated from Kennebunk High School in 1991. Mark continued his education by attending Southern Maine Technical College where he obtained a degree in Law Enforcement Technology. Mark joined the Kennebunk Police Department as a patrolman in June, 1998 and became the School Resource Officer in August, 2004.

The School Resource Officer (SRO) position was created to develop and foster relationships with the students at MSAD 71. The SRO position is an example of community policing at its highest level. The SRO is available to all students and staff at all of the Kennebunk Schools, as he travels between the schools daily. His presence in the schools has enabled him to get to know the students in these schools as well as continue educating students about the effects that drugs and alcohol can have. Officer Carney speaks with whole classes as well as individual students on these topics. The SRO handles all complaints that occur in the schools and serves as a reference to students and teachers alike. When Officer Carney is not in a classroom, he is in the halls interacting with the students and teachers as they pass between classes.

Officer Carney also serves on the Crisis Emergency Committee whose primary goal is making the Kennebunk Schools as safe as possible, a goal that Officer Carney fosters both as a member of the Committee as well as an Officer of the Kennebunk Police Department.

Officer Carney creates a further connection with, and fosters an additional advantage to the youth throughout the school district by having served as the 8th grade Baseball Coach and more recently as the High School Freshman Football Coach.

Officer Carney may also be contacted during school hours at the school via e-mail mcarney@msad71.net