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“FACILITY DOG” SPREADS JOY ACROSS NEW BROCKTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Mayor is serving alongside school resource officers to help students.
By Meredith Blair
Published: Tue Aug 16 2022|Updated: 20 hours ago
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COFFEE COUNTY, Ala. (WTVY) - The sheriff’s office and school district in Coffee
County have partnered to create a special addition by one school resource
officer’s side this year.

It’s safe to say the students and teachers couldn’t be happier.

Mayor is the 1-year poodle you’ll find at New Brockton Elementary.

“He basically spent a year, his whole life, in obedience training to be able to
become a facility dog to stay here at the school and help these kids,” explains
Sgt. Stacey Austin, Coffee County School Resource Officer. “He’s just here to be
something to love on and compassion, a furry friend.”



From hallway interactions to classroom visits, Mayor is spreading joy and making
school feel like home.

Ella Kate Bowers, 6th grader expresses, “He acts like my dog, so it just feels
like I have my dog at school with me.”

Mayor works to boost student morale.

“If they’re having a rough day, he’ll kind of help direct them and make their
mood better,” says Austin.



He’s also a comforting tool when it comes to learning.

Holli Richardson, Principal of New Brockton Elementary School explains, “A dog
is a lot less judgmental than a person, sometimes they feel more comfortable
practicing those things that they struggle with, so we hope that he can support
students in that way.”

Receiving love from not only students, but teachers as well.

New Brockton Elementary is Mayor’s “home base,” but he has plans to visit some
of the other Coffee County schools in the future.



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