http://newsok.com/police-officers-provide-more-than-security-for-okc-elementary-school-students/article/5127035
Good for them!! I, for one, am glad they are making a concerted effort to provide positive interaction with the kids. I hope they expand this program to include every school in the district. There is more to police work than law enforcement. GC taught me that.
From the article:
In addition to keeping Mark Twain and 13 other elementary schools safe and secure, Echols is working the community relations angle, interacting with children in hopes of fostering positive relationships with law enforcement instead of negative ones.
The amazing thing is: This is the first group of kids in Oklahoma City that will actually know that they have an officer in their school who came to their classroom, who spoke to them, who they have a positive relationship with, he said.
Good for them!! I, for one, am glad they are making a concerted effort to provide positive interaction with the kids. I hope they expand this program to include every school in the district. There is more to police work than law enforcement. GC taught me that.
From the article:
In addition to keeping Mark Twain and 13 other elementary schools safe and secure, Echols is working the community relations angle, interacting with children in hopes of fostering positive relationships with law enforcement instead of negative ones.
The amazing thing is: This is the first group of kids in Oklahoma City that will actually know that they have an officer in their school who came to their classroom, who spoke to them, who they have a positive relationship with, he said.
