Shelby County school resource officer goes viral for back to school photo

(Shelby County Sheriff)

An Alabama school resource officer has gone viral in a back to school Facebook post.

Tuesday, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office posted a picture on Facebook of Sergeant Nathan Kendrick, a school resource officer, as he “reluctantly” posed for his first day of school photo.

As of Friday, the post had over 9,300 reactions, 1,300 comments and 22,500 shares.

In the viral post, Kendrick can be seen holding a Spider-Man lunch box and a sign that reads: “2018 1st Day of School.”


Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

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