LAPD Academy Set for High School
The Los Angeles Police Department plans to start a secondary school police academy at San Pedro High School this fall that will educate students in forensic science, Spanish and physical training in hopes of preparing potential officers for the ranks.
The academy will operate as a “school within a school,” much like a magnet program. Coordinator Don Hafeman said the program will take 60 to 80 students a year and classes will be taught by an LAPD officer.
Students will attend academy classes for four years while taking other general classes also offered at the high school. Hafeman said that if students decide they don’t want to go into law enforcement after they graduate, they will still be well-prepared for college.
The police academy program was started last fall, with programs in high schools in the West Valley, East Los Angeles and Crenshaw district.
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