Duluth police officer proposes to girlfriend during school visit

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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