Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association president reacts to school police chief resignation

The one-time Jupiter police chief is now stepping down as the chief in one of the nation's largest school districts.

POLICEMAN...WHO TALKED ABOUTTHE REWARDING FEELING THATCAME WITH PROTECTING SCHOOLSTUDENTS, WHO EMPHASIZED POSTPARKLAND PREPAREDNESS.

BUTTONIGHT THE CHIEF OF PALMBEACH COUNTY SCHOOL POLICE HASTURNED IN HIS RESIGNATION ANDHIS BOSSES SCRAMBLE TO FIGUREOUT WHO..,OR WHAT..IS NEXT.

ANANNOUNCEMENT THAT COMES..

ASTHE DISTIRCT PREPARES FOR NEXTFALL.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'STODD WILSON WITH WHAT WE KNOWTONIGHT..

ABOUT THERESIGNATION.NATS: (VO) IN A SURPRISEANNOUNCEMENT - PALM BEACHCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICECHIEF, FRANK KITZEROWRESIGNED.

THE ONE-TIME JUPITERPOLICE CHIEF IS NOW STEPPINGDOWN AS THE CHIEF IN ONE OFTHE NATION'S LARGEST SCHOOLDISTRICTS.

IN KITROW'S LETTERTO SUPERINTENDENT DONALDFENNOY HE SAYS, "WITH MORETHAN 40 YEARS IN THE LAWENFORCEMENT PROFESSION, I'VEMADE THE DECISION TO TAKE ONNEW CHALLENGES OUTSIDE OF THEDISTRICT." ADDING THAT... "THEPALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLPOLICE DEPARTMENT IN PLACETODAY IS MORE PREPARED THAEVER TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTSAND STAFF" NATS: (VO) IT WASTHIS PAST MONDAY WE SPOKE WITHTHE CHIEF - REACTING TO ADEADLY SHOOTING INTENNESSEE... AND JUST HOURSBEFORE TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT..CHIEF KITZEROW SPOKE ... ABOUTLOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT FALL:(SOT) "AS WE MOVE INTO NEXTYEAR, AS WE ALL I KNOW I'VESAID MANY TIMES IT TAKES ALLOF US WORKING TOGETHER."15:05:20 NATS:1:16:54 SURE,ENOUGH AT 5:30, MY PHONESTARTED BLOWING UP THAT HE DIDSUBMIT A LETTER TO RESIGN.(VO) JOHN KAZANJIAN IS THEPRESIDENT OF THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENTASSOCIATION.

SAYS THEIR WERECONCERNS ABOUT THE CHIEF ANDHIS HANDLING OF THEDEPARTMENT.

(SOT 1:47:22) WEGOT AN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICESUIT AGAINST HIM, WE'VE HADSEVERAL GRIEVANCES, HE'S MADEPROMOTIONS JUST HIM DOING ITAND NOT FOLLOWING THECONTRACT.

NATS: (VO) KAZANJIANSAYS OFFICERS HAVE BEENLEAVING THE FORCE.

(SOT1:58:09) 8 SEC MORALE ISREALLY LOW.

THE MEMBERS, THERANK AND FILE ESPECIALLY ARE,THEY'RE UPSET.

NATS: (VO) WEREACHED OUT TO BOTH CHIEFKITZEROW AND SUPERINTENDENTDONALD FENNOY FOR COMMENT..

INTODAY'S RESIGNATION LETTER THECHIEF SAYS BEEN ABLE TO BUILDA CULTURE OF SCHOOL SAFETY.

INPALM BEACH COUNTY, TODDWILSON, WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5RIGHT NOW WITH NEARLY200-THOUSAND STUDENTS PALMBEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS MAKE UPTHE 10TH LARGEST PUBLIC SCHOOLDISTRICT IN THE NATION.

SCHOOLPOLICE IN PALM BEACH COUNTYOVERSEE 187 DIFFERENT SCHOOLCAMPUSES.

AND ALONG WITHMIAMI- DADE..

THEY ARE THEONLY TWO DISTRICTS TO HAVETHEIR OWN POLICE FORCES INSOUTH FLORIDA.I'M JAY