The 5th grade took a trip to the FOP Camp on Friday for the DARE Field Trip. It started with leaders from Reitz high school talking to the students about topics ranging from the activities available in high school, how to get involved, why they should be involved, dealing with peer pressure, and balancing school/friends/work/life. The next topic was showing the students the various tools and weapons the sheriff's department has available, along with showing students how difficult it is to tell a fake handgun and a real handgun apart. Finally, the students were introduced to Boss, a 3-year-old German shepherd K9 that specializes in locating narcotics and tracking suspects. The dog recently placed second out of more than 50 dogs at a certification event. The dog's handler discussed how these dogs are trained and how they work with them. Our DARE officer, Deputy Spradlin, also volunteered to participate in a demonstration that showed the students what happens when a suspect tried to run from the officers that have a K9 with them- but thankfully he had a padded sleeve for protection so the bite didn't hurt (as bad)!
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