15 December, 2014
Hopkinton High School School Resource Officer Phil Powers or as some of the students call him O.P. short for Officer Phil wanted a change from the standard police uniform to a more casual uniform to have a more casual approach towards the students and the public, Chief Lee agreed with the idea and allowed the uniform change. "Instead of wearing a police uniform everyday to school and dealing with the kids I asked if I could make it more softer, more kid friendly. We came up with some different shirts." A few of Officer Powers shirts serve as a representation. The Green represents the Hillers, he wears Red on Fridays for support the troop day. Each shirt has Officer Phil's badge as well as job title on the front and reads "Police" on the back to make him identifiable as a Police Officer in a casual manner. Officer Powers can be seen wearing many various Police shirts including long sleeves for the cold weather and short sleeves for the warm weather, as well as a couple various colors.
