The Keystone Oaks School Police was established and became officially recognized as an independent agency by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year. The School Police has been granted the authority to exercise the same powers as the local municipal police departments while in all school buildings, on school buses and on all school grounds in the Keystone Oaks School District. The district created the position to help maintain a safe, friendly environment at the middle school/high school campus.