Marshdale Elementary School has started a program that benefits the school, kids and, just as importantly, dads.
The Watch D.O.G.S. program, which stands for Dads of Great Students, puts a dad, uncle or granddad into the school for the entire school day every day of the school year. The dads have many tasks, but their main mission is safety.
In an elementary school where most of the staff is female, it’s nice to have another male presence in the school, said school principal Christie Frost.