Officer Notices Teen Acting Strange, Follows Her Because He Knew Something’s Wrong

He watched the teenagers pass him, some hurriedly, some slowly, most with necks bent –- gazing at their phone’s screens. Then, there was a commotion from down the hallway and one girl broke through the crowd.

She was intent on placing one foot in front of the other, but she was fading. She stumbled, and when he saw her lips he knew.

On Edge

Roger Caron was pacing the hall, waiting for the slightest hint of trouble. He had been an officer for 34 years, and he had a keen eye for reading faces. He searched each one as they passed.

He knew that the key to preventing crime wasn’t a matter of being in the right place at the right time, it was all down to being constantly aware of his surroundings. He had to anticipate the action before it happened.

And there was a strange tension in the air today.

Controversial Decision

With the recent security risks in American schools, Pascack Hills High School in New York decided to do something rather unorthodox. And they weren’t the only school to take active steps to protect their students.

But their decision to employ ex-police officers as a full-time security measure was not without controversy.

Proving His Worth

Some people have criticized the school’s move, stating that having full-time police officers may not actually prevent crimes from occurring, while others believe that having a policeman address criminal behavior at school may be missing the student’s larger behavioral issues.

Nevertheless, Officer Caron was here to stay, and one day he proved his worth to both students and critics alike.

A Situation Unfolding

Officer Caron took his job extremely seriously. He may have seemed placid and easygoing to most, but behind his eyes the cogs were always turning. 34 years with the Woodcliff Lake Police Department will do that to a man.

He was equipped to face situations that would make the bravest of men crumble, but when he noticed a student acting strangely in the school hallway one day, he was terrified.