"A student at EJHS had not attended school for several weeks. I was told he did not have the motivation to return back to school. I had previously established rapport with the student, who had said he was interested in working in law enforcement someday. I reached out to the student and encouraged him to return to school. As part of an arrangement, I told the student I would take him for a "ride along" if he came back to school. The effort was a success as the student came back to school the following day. As a man of my word, I took the student for a drive in my patrol cruiser. Along the way, we stopped by McDonald's for lunch. The student had several career-based questions and really enjoyed the experience. The student has been attending school since the interaction." -Ofc. Cooper