Wantagh Elementary Students Praise Police With Project

WANTAGH, NY — As part of National Police Week, students at Mandalay Elementary School turned arts and crafts into a thank you project for law enforcement.

Cards were created to celebrate and commemorate local police officers. The initiative was coordinated by the Town of Hempstead's Thank a Law Enforcement Officer program.

Students in Arlene Berman’s and Alexandra Martinek’s classrooms were given suggestions of what their cards should say, the Wantagh School District said in a statement.

Along with the messages of gratitude, the children colored a photocopy of officers with a police dog. Some drawings were also present outside of the card.

National Police Week was held from May 9 through 15.