Shaler Area School District welcomes Millvale Borough Police Officer Brenan Jackson as the district’s second school resource officer.

The Shaler Area School Board of Directors approved a three-year contract with the Borough of Millvale for the school resource officer beginning the 2019-2020 school year during its August 21 voting meeting. Officer Jackson will join Shaler Township Police Officer Frank Spiker, who has been with the district as a school resource officer since 2014.

“Shaler Area is very fortunate to have such strong, cooperative relationships with our local police departments,” Superintendent Sean Aiken said. “The addition of a second school resource officer will provide increased uniform police presence in all of our schools and a direct connection to additional area police department resources to assist staff and develop special classroom programming for students.”

Officer Jackson graduated from the Allegheny County Police Academy in 2009. He worked for the City of Clairton, Rankin Borough, and Braddock Borough police departments before joining UPMC Children’s Hospital. Officer Jackson joined the Millvale Police Department May 2018 He lives in Pine Township with his wife and son.