Medical Lake residents may notice a Spokane County Sheriff's vehicle outside of school buildings on weekdays.
The vehicle belongs to Deputy Travis Pendell, who is starting his second year as the district's school resource officer.
The district brought a resource officer on board last year. Prior to becoming the district's SRO, Pendell taught the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in the county. Although Pendell lives in the Reardan-Edwall School District area, he has ties to Medical Lake such as his children wrestling for the Mat Mauler's wrestling club.
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