The Calallen Independent School District will soon be looking for a new police chief.
On Sept. 8, Chief John Garcia resigned from his position as the top officer with the school district.
The district declined to provide a reason for the resignation but Superintendent Emily Lorenz released the following statement,
The position will be posted in the very near future, and we hope to find the ideal candidate to lead safety and security initiatives for the district.
In the meantime, the district has named Sergeant Jay Clements as its interim police chief.
Garcia made school history on Dec. 9, 2024, after he was sworn in as the district's first police chief.
The position came about due to House Bill 3, which mandated that every school have an armed person on every campus.
Before becoming the police chief, Garcia had spent 18 months serving as the district's safety and security director.
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