TPS Campus Police Department
MISSION:
The Mission of the Tulsa Public Schools Campus Police Department
is to provide a safe environment, free from fear and with emphasis on an improved quality of life within the School
District for all students, faculty, staff and authorized visitors. We do so with pride, integrity and a commitment to quality services
within the policing profession. Our success will be measured by the success of our students in their
future endeavors.
Our Department:
The Tulsa Board of Education voted on June 21, 2007, to approve creation
of Tulsa Public Schools’ first-ever district police department. In December
of 2007, Senator James Inhofe and Congressman John Sullivan were
instrumental in securing a half-million dollars in federal money to assist
TPS in its effort to keep its 42,000 students safe and secure at school. On
May 5, 2008, veteran Oklahoma police officer and administrator Gary Rudick
became the District’s first Chief of Police.
Gary Rudick, Chief of Police
Gary D. Rudick is a 30+ year veteran of law enforcement and retired from the Tulsa Police Department at the rank of Captain. He served as Chief of Police for the City of Durant where the Department was recognized for its innovative policing techniques by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, in particular in the area of civil rights. Chief Rudick serves as the First Vice-President for the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police and will serve as President of that organization in 2009. He has both a Bachelors and a Masters degree conferred from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. He is married to wife Donna, a teacher in the Broken Arrow school system and has three children.
