Busted?

 Oh No!  What are Stuey and Nora doing behind bars in a police car? Have they been delinquent?

Never fear it was all part of a St Mary's field trip to the Kodiak Police Station.  I helped drive the children from school to the station and with the other parent drivers helped out as a chaperone while at the station.

I must say I was impressed with the place.  It was far more modern and larger than I had expected.  Of course the kids did have to ask about doughnuts. ... .. . Awkward moment.

The hit of the trip was the tour of the police car.  I was sort of amazed that the officer just let the kids do whatever they wanted to inside the vehicle.  It seemed very trusting.  I thought, 'Oh man and they are letting Stuey inside there - get ready for some real sirens'. But then I realized that the back of the car is stripped down so that detained individuals can't damage it.  What could a kid do that a violent drunk could not?

 The St Mary's students were energized and asked a lot of questions.  I give quite a few school tours myself at the Alutiiq Museum and it was interesting to be on the other side of the tour.  I was proud to be a St Mary's parent.  Patrick