MANCHESTER, Connecticut — Coincidence. Luck. Chance. Divine intervention. Everything happens for a reason.

Whatever the case, it always seems to work out for Bennet Academy's lead security officer, Leon Haberski, in Manchester .

"I looked around, did a couple of interviews, and this was the perfect fit, I thought, for me," Haberski said of taking the job at Bennet Academy 20 years ago, following his retirement as a Connecticut state trooper. “A lot of similarities because I worked mainly with juveniles, and I’ve been able to pick up things from them through all those years.”

He has a job he loves, with plenty of responsibility to boot.

“It’s amazing," Haberski said. "I can’t believe the time has gone by as fast as it has, because I thoroughly enjoy what I do. I have a strong passion

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