Stop, in the name of Officer Blaney: She has been named Fairfax County Public Schools’ 2011 Distinguished School Resource Officer for her work at Jackson Middle School. Of her 22 years as a Fairfax police officer, she has spent eight keeping public schools safe places to learn. How did you get involved with the school system?
You actually compete for the school resource officer position: You put in your memorandum and take an oral exam. I was a detective before I became a school resource officer for four years, and I’ve done a number of other things, but I wanted to be around more people than a small group of officers — more contact with the public. I chose the schools and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. Now I’m in a building with more than 1,000 kids.
