Greeneville officer named Tennessee SRO of the Year [Video]

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Chris Metcalf, a patrolman for the Greeneville Police Department and a School Resource Officer at Eastview Elementary, has been named the Tennessee School Resource Officer of the Year.

“I was shocked, it was very surprising,” said Metcalf. “It’s nice when somebody notices what you’re doing and nominate you for something like that.”

Officer Metcalf has been working as an SRO on and off for the past 10 years, but this past year was his first time working at Eastview Elementary.

“I’ve never seen him without a smile,” said Darci Dolen, a Special Education teacher at Eastview. “We’re very grateful to have him.”

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Dolen told News Channel 11 that she came across the nominations page for the award and felt like Metcalf deserved to be recognized for how much he tries to connect and …