The Boston Police Teen Academy held its graduation ceremony last week in front of a room full of proud police officers and ever prouder parents at the Bruce Bolling Municipal Building. The Teen Academy, started in 2009, proudly graduated 60 students who successfully completed the program’s six-week training curriculum which included lesson plans and lectures in conflict resolution, community policing and goal setting. This year’s class met three days a week for six weeks during the summer at the Boston Police Academy located at 85 Williams Ave., in Hyde Park. For more information about the Teen Academy, call the Boston Police Academy at (617) 343-4410.
