School resource officer fired following investigation, Ga. sheriff’s office says

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A school resource officer is out of a job following an investigation by the GBI.

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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that on Feb. 29. 2024 the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office requested an investigation involving a school resource officer.

The officer was identified as David Jackels.

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The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office said that Jackels was fired from his job as a school resource officer on March 1.

Details were not released regarding what the investigation entailed.

Since this is a pending investigation HCSO said nothing else will be released until it is finalized. The investigation is active and ongoing.

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