CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Xavier Catholic Schools have selected a former Cedar Rapids Police officer to be the new Director of Safety and Transportation.

Cory McGarvey, a former Cedar Rapids Police officer, has been named the new Director of Safety and Transportation for Xavier Catholic Schools.

He has over 30 years of public safety experience with the Cedar Rapids Police Department. He previously served as the School Resource Officer Supervisor, East District Police Lieutenant, and served on the Iowa Supreme Court’s Juvenile Justice Task Force to help create a diversion program that reduced recidivism rates.

In these roles, McGarvey was responsible for supervising teams of officers, developing and improving emergency response plans, implementing Run-Hide-Fight training in Cedar Rapid

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