Officer Scott Bacon is the school’s police officer.  One year at South Lakes, he encountered a fight that occurred during South Lakes and Herndon sporting events.

Why did you join the police academy?

One night I sat at home with my friends and they basically told me that I would make a good police officer since I am a fair person and get along well with people.

Have you ever had to split up a fight at a South Lakes-Herndon sporting event?  If so, what happened?

Yes, a few years ago there was a big fight in the parking lot after a South Lakes-Herndon basketball game and about four to six kids were put up for expulsion.

How did you split up the fight?

I took the person who started the fight into custody, and then had other administrators take the other kids to different corners of the school.  However, a second and third fight broke out among even more people and I had to call in more patrol officers to help.  They took more kids into custody as well.  It was very upsetting.

Do you think something like this could happen again?

No, I do not think so.  So far, we haven’t had any further incidents and the kids who took part in the fight have graduated.  I trust the students here right now at South Lakes.