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Evansville Cops Connecting with Kids heads to Disney

FILE - People visit Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on April 18, 2022. The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, that they would be making several changes at its domestic theme parks in order to improve public perception of its business. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Monday morning Evansville Police officers along with students in the community will trade in the wintry temperatures for sunny Florida for the annual trip to Disney World.

The trip is part of the Cops Connecting with Kids program. Students from area schools were chosen months to attend the 2023 trip.

The first group of students will leave the C.K. Newsome Center in Evansville shortly after 7 a.m. with a second group leaving later Monday morning.