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Three years after pool accident, former LPD officer building relationships in northwest Lincoln school

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Three years after pool accident, former LPD officer building relationships in northwest Lincoln school

• Margaret Reist
• Aug 27, 2017
• Aug 27, 2017 Updated Apr 29, 2020
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Most mornings, Kooser Elementary third-grader Bella Cox checks in with her buddy, entrance monitor Jerome Blowers. A former school resource officer injured in a pool accident, Blowers said he enjoys his relationship with students.

ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star

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Bella Cox took notice of the new entrance monitor at Kooser Elementary almost immediately when she came back to school after winter break in January.

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Jerome Blowers waves as a student arrives at Kooser Elementary.

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Kooser Elementary Principal Ann Jablonski jokes with Jerome Blowers, the school's entrance monitor. Blowers is a former school resource officer.

ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star

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Most mornings, Kooser Elementary third-grader Bella Cox checks in with her buddy, entrance monitor Jerome Blowers. A former school resource officer injured in a pool accident, Blowers said he enjoys his relationship with students.

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