When school children were asked if they’d like to be police officers someday at a tour of a local Mid City police station, dozens of tiny hands shot up in the air.
Children from the San Diego area toured a Mid City police station on Wednesday morning for a pilot program that aims to encourage positive relationships between local police and the community, starting with young people.
The students selected are participating in the “Readers in the Heights” program from the United Way of San Diego County organization, that helps children to continue reading over the summer season. They each got a chance to learn a little more about the officers who serve their neighborhoods.
About 30 school children from kindergarten through third grade were divided into groups of ten, and guided through different activities. That included reading books, coloring, speaking with officers, meeting dogs from the canine unit and learning how to fingerprint a cop.
“I want to sit next to a cop!” cried one little boy emphatically, while sitting at a table filled with crayons and coloring bookmarks.
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