Florham Park Local 78 members
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When it comes to community policing , Florham Park Local 78 makes sure that the presence of officers in the school setting is a priority . Over the years , Local 78 has assigned multiple school resource officers to run programs within the town ’ s K-8 district .
In October 2017 , Local 78 launched the Adopt-A-Cop third-grade program to continue to strengthen the relationship between officers and students . The Adopt-A-Cop program was designed to create classroom interactions with cops throughout the school day , as is done in every other grade level through programs like DARE and LEAD .
“ We want to get our officers involved in the community and have students get to know officers ,” states Florham Park Acting Chief of Police Joseph Orlando . “ This not only introduces new officers to the students , it builds lasting relationships , increases our presence in the schools and thereby increases school security .”
Officers kicked off the new program at a special assembly at Brooklake Elementary School , where Local 78 members held up posters for their assigned third-grade class that featured their picture and interesting facts and personal information about them . Following the assembly , the “ adopted ” officers had an opportunity to visit their classroom to introduce themselves and start getting to know the students .
Throughout the school year , “ adopted ” Local 78 members have actively coordinated with teachers to schedule regular visits , attend field trips and class parties , and present important character lessons to the students . The most popular interactions with students take place during gym class and recess , when the students celebrate the opportunity to interact with officers in an informal setting and get to know them as human beings .
“ We want them to learn that police officers are people who have families , hobbies , likes and dislikes just like they do ,” says Lieutenant Scott Bartell , who is the commanding officer for the Community Policing Division within Florham Park Police Department . “ This helps humanize the officers and hopefully will create a lasting bond .” d
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