With less than two weeks left of school in Clinton, district staff and students are getting to know the new school resource officer.

Officer Mike Bennett will retire from the Clinton Police force in early June and Officer Kody Mair takes over. Police Chief Ben Lowers says Mair has big shoes to fill but believes he will do a great job in the schools.

Officer Bennett put together a training manual for Officer Mair. He notes they are going into the school buildings together a couple of days per week to get to know the administration and staff.

Officer Mair explains he always wanted to be a cop or youth minister and as he enters the role of school resource officer, he feels that will bring both of those together.

Officer Mair will become the full-time school resource officer for the 2023-24 school year. Officer Bennett's final day on the force will be June 5. 

Pictuired left to right: Officer Kody Mair, Officer Mike Bennett, Chief Ben Lowers