Delano PD officer makes sweet request to special needs student
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET)– Delano Police Department officer Josh Garcia made a sweet request to Cesar Chavez High School student Makayla Salinas last weekend.
Salinas' family says they have known Officer Garcia for years. He has been involved with the special needs community of Delano for over 10 years, including partaking in the special needs prom and special needs Olympics.
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Officer Garcia asked Salinas to prom on Thursday March 13, handing her flowers and standing with a long poster decorated with her name and the phrase, 'Prom?'
The student accepted the invitation. She will join Officer Garcia at the special needs prom at Cesar Chavez High School on March 21st .
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