Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield Police Department School Resource Officer Steve Garstka smiled as he fingerprinted a Hilltop Elementary School kindergartner for the Child Safety Fingerprint ID Kits the department provided for kindergartners on Sept. 26.
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Hilltop Elementary School kindergartner took his turn getting fingerprinted by Canfield Police Department School Resource Officer Steve Garstka for the Child Safety Fingerprint ID Kits the department provided for all kindergartners on Sept. 26.
By ABBY SLANKER
The Canfield Police Department has once again partnered with Canfield Local School District to present a collaborative safety initiative which will provide Child Safety Fingerprint ID Kits to all kindergarten students and new elementary students to the district.
School Resource Officer Steve Garstka completed the fingerprint record section of the kit at C.H. Campbell Elementary School on Sept. 15, and at Hilltop Elementary School on Sept. 26.
The Police Department purchased Child Safety Fingerprint ID Kits which were provided to the students with parental/guardian permission. The kits also provide space for parents to fill in personal demographic information, dental chart, medical conditions, identify features and an emergency directory.
“This is the fourth year the Canfield Police Department has partnered with Canfield Local School District to provide the Child Safety Fingerprint ID Kits. It is important for us to partner with the schools and help keep kids safe,” Officer Garstka said.
Students were given a letter addressed to their parents from Chief of Police Charles Colucci explaining the process. The letter also served as a permission slip and had to be signed and returned to the school for the student to be able to participate.