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Duluth police officer proposes to girlfriend during school visit

Officer Matthew Jay (kneeling) proposes to Aliza Sandler. Jay was at Weinstein School at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta in Dunwoody, where Sandler works as a teacher, for "Community Helpers Week."

Credit: Screenshot via Youtube

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Officer Matthew Jay (kneeling) proposes to Aliza Sandler. Jay was at Weinstein School at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta in Dunwoody, where Sandler works as a teacher, for "Community Helpers Week."
By Amanda C. Coyne
March 13, 2018

Duluth Police Officer Matthew Jay was visiting the Weinstein School in Dunwoody on Tuesday to be a part of its “Community Helpers Week,” but he had a surprise in store for his girlfriend, a preschool teacher.

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As Jay posed by his patrol car with girlfriend Aliza Sandler and her preschool class, he kneeled in the middle of the group of 4-year-olds. Between snapshots, Jay shuffled over, still on his knees, toward Sandler, and pulled out a small black box. Sandler immediately covered her face in shock.

Jay asked Sandler to marry him. Sandler was so surprised that she nearly (accidentally) knocked over a nearby student before saying yes.

The Duluth Police Department posted a video of the proposal online:

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