โTeddy Copโ: Katy ISD officer teaching kids that the uniform means safety, friendship
HOUSTON โ Katy ISD Police Department Officer Luis Santiago is known as โThe Teddy Cop.โHe hands out bears to special needs students and lets them know that the uniform represents protection, safety and friendship, among other things. โThe teddy bear and the police uniform is a learning tool," he said. "It teaches them not to be afraid. And now with coronavirus, being that everyone has to wear a mask, Teddy Cop wears the mask to say stay safe, you gotta wear your mask.โSantiago started the program five years ago and has given out 2,100 bears. He hopes other school districts will do something similar.