LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Lubbock Police recruits are now 20 weeks into their journey of becoming sworn officers. A few weeks ago, these recruits were finishing up their most demanding physical challenge yet, their defensive tactics final. Now, they’re getting a slight break by being back in the classroom learning a subject you may not think about – Spanish.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement requires recruits to spend 16 hours in Spanish class, but the Lubbock Police Department requires 22.
While census data shows about 20 percent of the American population is Hispanic, in Lubbock, that jumps up to nearly 37 percent…