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Ballston Spa School District Celebrates National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

Ballston Spa School Resource Officers Kassie Heflin and Pedro Garcia pose with a student in celebration of National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day. Photo via the Ballston Spa Central School District.

BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Central School District recently praised their School Resource Officers (SRO) Deputy Kassie Heflin and Deputy Pedro Garcia as part of National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day. 

SRO fill a three-part role, serving as informal mentors or counselors, law educators, and law enforcement officers to support the students and communities they serve. 

In a statement posted to its website, the district called Deputies Heflin and Garcia “valuable and essential members of the education community who deserve unwavering respect and support from the public in the pursuit of keeping schools and students safe.”