Nampa, Idaho • During the week, Huck, a rescued red heeler mix, wanders around East Valley Middle School alongside his handler, Nampa Police Officer Serena Tlucek.
He hangs out with students during lunch and enjoys lots of pats in the halls when students pass by. There's a particular hallway he usually bolts down because a teacher always has a treat waiting for him — that's his favorite classroom.
And when necessary, he will visit other Nampa schools and sniff for drugs that may be in cars, classrooms or lockers.
Tlucek, who has been a student resource officer at the middle school off Greenhurst Road in Nampa for nine years, saw a growing need for a certified drug dog within the schools.