Superintendent Urges Students To Trust Police

Strong relationships between police and students is an essential part of preventing student crime, according to superintendent Jere Hochman.

Consequently, Hochman is reexaming a 7-year-old pact the schools have with the Amherst Police Department, hoping to strengthen trust between students and law enforcement.

Former Amherst Police Chief Donald N. Maia signed an agreement in 1997 with then-superintendent Gus Sayer stating that the schools would turn over to police any student possessing, trafficking or under the influence of drugs on school grounds or at school functions.

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