New school resource officers join Charlottesville schools

The future SROs will be doing outreach in the community this summer to meet students and families, including this Saturday, May 30, at Healthy Streets - Healthy People, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Washington Park. They will also be at Westhaven Day in August and back-to-school activities.

Arron Arreguin, Charlottesville High School

An officer with CPD since 2016, Arreguin has devoted his career to being the kind of officer he wished he had known while growing up in West Virginia. There, he witnessed negative interactions between police and his father, who had mental health challenges.

"My reason for getting into law enforcement was to help kids, and to make sure they don’t have that bad experience that I had with law enforcement," Arreguin said. "What's a better role to do that than as an SRO?"

Arreguin, who is expecting his first child in a few weeks, looks forward to getting to know the CHS community and cheering on the Black Knights in all their academic, athletic and arts endeavors.

If you have any questions about SROs, he says, do not hesitate to ask: "I'm an easy person to talk to."

Tyree Kirby, Charlottesville Middle School

Kirby is already a familiar face to many Charlottesville City Schools families as an assistant coach for the CHS football team and, once upon a time, as a CHS student. He ultimately graduated from Monticello High School.

Prior to becoming a police officer in 2023, Kirby was a life coach who taught yoga, meditation and mindfulness.

"I have a passion for uplifting youth and the well-being of our community," he said. "I see this role as an SRO aligning directly with my personal and professional career path."