About the Course
This course is designed for law enforcement officers working in a school environment.
The course covers how the Fourth Amendment applies to School Resource Officers
(SROs) and their interactions with students. Anthony Bandiero will discuss the legal
basis for SRO searches, including important court cases and the development of the
TLO standard; best practices for SROs conducting searches, including working with
school administrators and using non-coercive tactics; special considerations for
searches involving juveniles, including Miranda rights and consent searches; and
suspicionless searches, such as the use of metal detectors and canine sniffs.
Your Instructor
Anthony Bandiero
Attorney and Senior Legal Instructor
Blue to Gold
Anthony Bandiero is the Senior Legal Instructor for Blue to Gold Law Enforcement Training. He is also a Nationally Certified Instructor, and many consider him to be one of the best legal instructors in the nation. He has studied constitutional law for over twenty years and has taught search and seizure to over 30,000 officers around the country. Before teaching search and seizure full-time, Anthony was a sergeant with the Nevada Highway Patrol in Las Vegas, Nevada. His assignments included traffic enforcement, emergency driving instructor, and training supervisor. Anthony also has experience as a municipal officer with the Elko Police Department.Anthony's education includes a bachelor's and a master's degree from Harvard University. He graduated from Gonzaga School of Law in Spokane, Washington, and is a practicing member of the Washington and New Jersey State Bar.