The halls are busy at Hardy Middle School. School and law enforcement officials have a new ally to keep students safe. Ten anonymous teens are part of a special youth crime watch group. It's a program that started in Florida a decade ago. They volunteer to stop crime in schools.
Teens can report criminal activity quickly and privately.
They don't make arrests. Students watch out for drugs. Hardy Middle School is just one of many schools that have a youth crime watch groups, in fact there are 60 of these crime watch groups all across the state. Students learn about crime prevention in private classes. They give authorities valuable information.