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Othello Police Explorers honored as Washington State "Post of the Year" at school board meeting
Summary
Students in the Othello Police Explorers program and their SRO were recognized at the Othello School District board meeting after the team won Washington State's Post of the Year award; presenters and students described hands-on training, ride-alongs and community events.
The Othello School District on Tuesday recognized its Police Explorers program after the group received the Washington State Chiefs and Sheriffs Association Post of the Year award.
The recognition highlighted work by the district’s school resource officer and the student explorers, who described hands-on training including ride-alongs, mock incident responses and a five-day academy that mimics basic police training.
Oscar Lopez, the district school resource officer, told the board the program was rebuilt after…
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