I.U.P.A. Local Sarasota County School Police Association, #6046 President Mary McCarrick and I.U.P.A. Local Sarasota County School Sergeant Association, #6047 President Todd Perna along with members of the locals, I.U.P.A. General Counsel Maria Kazouris, and I.U.P.A. Business Agent Bill Bjork presented Mrs. Karen Rose with the Sarasota County School Board Service Award.

Local leaders expressed their appreciation for all of the times that School Board Member Karen Rose supported Sarasota School Resource Officers. The award that had been crafted by the International and signed by I.U.P.A. President Sam A. Cabral and I.U.P.A. Secretary-Treasurer Michael V. Crivello with the language, “On behalf of the International Union of Police Associations, Sarasota County School Police Association, and Sarasota County School Sergeant Association, in appreciation of your unwavering dedication and commitment to excellence to our school community in educating and keeping our Sarasota County Schools children safe.”