MLE’s in-house hero

Students and faculty at Mt Laurel Elementary recently showed their appreciation and support to the City of Chelsea and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office for providing the school with a daily law enforcement presence.

 At MLE, Sheriff’s Deputy Carnell Buford patrols the campus, helps develop the school’s safety plans, supervises the car rider line in mornings and afternoons and builds relationships with the students by talking and eating lunch with them. He is a tech sergeant in the 117 Air Force Refueling Wing and served two tours in Kyrgzstan. Buford has served eight years in the U.S. Military and 13 years in law enforcement.

His station in the front lobby of the school includes a mailbox, and students place notes of appreciation in it on a daily basis.