Nov 9, 2007 7:29 pm US/Eastern
Broward Schools Pilot Amber Alert Program
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ―
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Broward School District Teaching Children Safety Tips
CBS
The
Broward County Public School District
has begun a pilot program to teach children safety tips of how to avoid problems with strangers.
Approximately 400 2nd-grade students from North Andrews Gardens Elementary at 345 N.E. 56th Street, Ft. Lauderdale; Oakland Park Elementary at 936 N.E. 33rd Street; and Park Lakes Elementary at 3925 State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes are participating in an Amber Watch safety pilot program.
The program is to teach safety topics and tips on how to answer the door and phone at home, safe ways to walk to and from school, how to avoid strangers, abductions and what to do if you get lost.
"You don't want our children to be afraid and we don't want to frighten them with anything," Sharon Dolinsky, District guidance coordinator, told CBS4's Jim Murray. "And I think there is power and knowledge, and there is power in knowing what to do in a scary situation."
The goal of an
Amber Alert
is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and the safe recovery of the child.
The program will be conducted over 12 weeks, incorporating safety booklets and video presentations.
Broward County Public Schools is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district with over 260,000 students in more than 260 schools and education centers.
"We want to be safe and you don't want to be taken by a strange," said Ivy R, a second grader.
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