Van Buren County Sheriff Dan Abbott is putting out word to the community to not be alarmed tomorrow by what’s going to be a heavy police presence at Paw Paw Early Elementary and Paw Paw Late Elementary schools. Abbott says the school district has notified parents, but he also wants the public to be aware “so folks don’t think the worst.” The sheriff and other officers and staffers will be at the school to talk to kids. Presentations will be given on the dive team, K-9 officers, drones, and uniform response. Abbott said the office was asked to come in and give the presentations to honor the students for completing an anger management program and “give our view on it as well about how controlling anger will help them throughout their life.” He says he’s been part of similar programs at other schools in the county, and says the districts have reached out to him to say it makes a difference for the students.
