Justin Scherlen, was a police officer with the Amarillo Police Department. He died two weeks ago after complications from an on-duty crash, according to KVII.
So, when it came time for the first day of school, dozens of Amarillo police officers surprised the kids by escorting them to school; they also lined up to give hugs, watch the touching video below…
The school tweeted out that the officers were an “army of stand-ins for this important first.”
Officer Daniel Smith told KVII, “I’d give it all back just to have Justin here with his son.”
Jessica Scherlen said she thought Justin “would be very proud of how his brothers and sisters have stepped up to be here for his kids.”