School’s in – drive with care, our kids (and SRO’s) are everywhere.
Meet the SRO’S: Officer Clewis and Officer Biggs serve as School Resource Officers for the Highland School District.
Officer Chris Clewis joined the department in June 2008. He graduated from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. Officer Clewis is currently School Resource Officer assigned to Highland Elementary and Primary Schools. Clewis is a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), Defensive Tactics Instructor, Taser Instructor, Drone Pilot, Gracie Ground Fighting Instructor, and Knife Defense Instructor. Clewis is an Investigator with the Major Case Squad and an instructor at the Southwestern Illinois Police Academy.
Officer Nathan Biggs earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in 2008. He graduated from the Police Training Institute in 2010 and began his law enforcement career with the Carbondale Police Department. After four years, he joined the Highland Police Department. Biggs has been recognized by IDOT twice and the Alliance Against Impaired Motorists. Officer Biggs is a member of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), a juvenile officer, and a Gracie Ground Fighting Instructor. Officer Biggs serves as the School Resource Officer for Highland High and Middle Schools.
Best wishes to our School Resource Officers, school staff, students, and families as they start the new year.
