safety program

Safe Kids Are Taught Early

Today we had the privilege of having someone from the Laura Recovery Center come to our school and teach the kids about some of the lures a person might use to take them from a safe place to another location where they could be harmed.

To better enforce what they learned, please talk to your child about the program. Here are some sample questions:

• What is the puppy lure?
• Could money be used to keep a secret?
• What is the emergency lure?
• Why shouldn't your name be on the outside of your backpack, hat, or shirt?
• What does SKY mean? (scream, kick, yell)
• If you were in a store and someone grabbed you and tried to take you, what would you do?
• When would you run, yell and tell?
• Before you ever go with someone, what should you do?
• What did you like best about the program?

The program ended with the presenter showing photographs of real children that are missing. He explained where each was taken (riding their bike, walking to a neighbor's house, etc.) and how long they have been gone. The kids were very receptive to the presentation for an hour! I sincerely believe that if any of our kids were presented with a situation that we think we are never ready for... they would have the skills to escape and save their lives.