Sgt. Ricardo Rodiguez sent this photo and write-up:
A number of both school districts and law enforcement agencies were recently honored at the National School Safety Conference held July 27th-July¬†31st 2009¬†in Orlando Florida. Agencies were nominated for the role in overall school safety efforts and their commitment to keeping students safe while at school. Those honored with Exemplary School Safety Award;‚Ä®Loganville police Department (GA)‚Ä®Sarasota County Sheriff ‘s Office (FL)‚Ä®New Haven Police Department (CT)‚Ä®Pinellas County School District Police(FL)‚Ä®Moore County School Police (NC)‚Ä®Katy Independent School District (TX)‚Ä®New Jersey State Police (NJ)‚Ä®New Jersey School Resource Officers Association (NJ)‚Ä®Hall County Sheriff ‘s Office (GA)
The plaque reads: Exemplary School Safety Award awarded to the New Haven Police Department on behalf of the School Safety Advocacy Council(SSAC) we are pleased to present you with this award for your contribution and dedication to school safety and dedication to School Safety in your schools and community presented this 28th day of July 2009 Orlando Florida.