A veteran law enforcement officer who has also served as a coach in the Dacula area announced over the weekend that he will run for a seat on the Gwinnett County Board of Education next year.
Leroy Ranel Jr. announced his bid for the school board District 1 seat, which is currently held by board member Karen Watkins, on Sunday night. Ranel has worked in law enforcement for 25 years — he was the Snellville Police Department’s reserve officer of the year in 2019 — and has worked with cyber security for 15 years. He has also served as a coach and board member for the Dacula Athletic Association for nearly two decades and volunteered to participate in the Gwinnett County Public Schools discipline task force and instructional resources review committee and been a PTA member.
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