But the middle schools don't have as much gang activity and weapons, for example, compared to just a few years ago, police said. Most students agree that having a cop on campus is a positive thing. If anything bad happens, he's here. Sometimes they're kind of nosy. It's a wonderful program.
Any successful program is only as good as the personnel.
Students get to see officers in a positive light, and cops see that most kids aren't so bad, added Sullivan instructional assistant Yvette Nanney.