Police Officers Accompany Fallen Comrade’s Daughter On Her First Day Of School In Heartwarming Video

Sep 11, 2023 by apost team

Attending your child’s first day of school, especially kindergarten is a huge milestone for every parent. This marks the start of a child’s journey to education and growth. In some cases, both parents are present to accompany their children on their first day of school. However, in the case of little Zemirah, her father was not around when she first attended kindergarten. 

In an NBC News report, Zemirah had everyone wiping their tears after witnessing a rather heartwarming moment when she first stepped into her kindergarten classroom in August 2023. 

Sadly, her father was not present. Speaking to the outlet, Zemirah’s mother, Brianna Knight revealed that her husband, Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Knight died in the line of duty in 2018. 

Described as the “love of their lives,” Brianna spoke highly of Christopher in the interview, describing him as “funny” and a “big kid at heart.” 

At work, Christopher was a “hero,” especially to the Bibb County Police Department in Georgia. 

“People like Christopher come to work every day and serve our community. And then, while serving their community – they pay the ultimate price. Certainly, that is a definition of a hero,” Sheriff David Davis told the news outlet. 

Clearly, Christopher could not come to Zemirah’s first day of school in kindergarten. Thankfully, her dad’s friends, colleagues and even the sheriff of the Bibb County Police Department were graceful enough to escort her into her classroom along with her mom, Brianna, on her first day of school. 

Read on to learn more about Zemirah’s milestone experience, made special by the presence of her dad’s colleagues.

Sherriff Davis decided to honor Christopher’s legacy, so he recruited his team to walk little Zemirah to her classroom on her first day of kindergarten. In the captured video by NBC, Zemirah was all smiles as she held hands with Sherriff Davis, with a stacked entourage behind her. 

Talking to the outlet, Zemirah joyfully revealed that she’s in “pre-K” or pre-kindergarten. For Zemirah, it was “fun” walking into the classroom with the sheriff and his deputies. 

“It made me so overjoyed to see his brothers and sisters in black and blue bringing my daughter to school,” Brianna said. 

As for Christopher’s mother, Sheryl, she believed that the sheriff’s heartwarming gesture restored her family’s faith in kindness. 

Human Kind posted the sweet encounter on Facebook, and people couldn’t hold back their emotions. 

“Now I’m crying 😢 So emotional” a user said. 

“Very very VERY sweet. Best of luck to you, beautiful girl. You've got a ton of support,” another commented. 

“So beautiful to see the good that police officers do! Her Dad would be sooo happy to know his friends and fellow police officers will always be there for his little girl. God bless them all and keep them safe👍🇺🇸❤️,” someone wrote. 

“Oh wow! Does anyone have a tissue?” someone asked. 

When asked by NBC if Sherriff Davis would be there by the time little Zemirah got her diploma, Davis was very optimistic. 

“I sure hope so. We never know, maybe she might want to follow in her dad’s footsteps and become a deputy. We’ll see,” Davis shared. 

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Wasn’t that adorable? What can you say about Zemirah’s first day of school? Wasn’t the police department very thoughtful of doing that for her? Let us know, and pass this on to your family and friends to brighten up their day!