Angelina Reyes, 17, isn't old enough to be a 911 operator at the Anne Arundel County Police Department, but she might get a head start on the training at school this year.
More than a dozen seniors at Glen Burnie High School will spend the forthcoming school year learning police codes and dispatch center technology -- and how to appropriately respond to someone calling 911 in distress. It's the first of its kind in the country, as far as the Anne Arundel County school board is aware.
Angelina hadn't considered working in the dispatch center, but she always wanted a career that involves helping people.
"It's right up my alley," she said.
Twenty-two applied to take "Police Communications: Entry Level Call Taker Training," a yearlong elective class that includes classroom instruction, simulations and visits to the Anne Arundel County Police Department's 911 dispatch center.