Part seven in my short series on school safety. Since we're all heading back to school, or already have gone back I thought it might help to remind us as parents of the extras we can do to keep the kids safe. A lot of this information comes from the Florida Department of Education Office of School Transportation Management, Office of Safe Schools. Please review them with your children and have a happy beginning of school this year!Tips for Protecting Your Children From Sexual Offenders and Predators
Talk to your children about following these rules:
- Stay away from any unfamiliar person who is trying to trick you or force you to go with him or her.
- Let your parents or trusted adults know about any suspicious persons or situations.
- Learn to describe people and vehicles.
- Know where to run and how to forcibly resist capture.
- Scream to be seen and to scare a stranger away.
- Stay with a buddy, a group, or parents at bus stops.
- Report anyone hanging around or passing by regularly.
- Accept a ride only from someone approved by the school.
- Walk or bike only along a route that your parents or the school has determined is safe.
- Lock the door and never tell callers you are home alone.
3 comments:
hey there is also a great website that shows you the offenders in your area, it is worth checking out
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I find all this so hard to talk about with my kids but I know it's necessary so I do. Just the thought makes me sick to my stomach.
My kids have a lot of questions about exactly who is a stranger. It seems so hard to define. So, I have had a great result with that Stranger Safety DVD that John Walsh recommends (The Safe Side). They answer everything and the kids love to watch it. They did a great job of keeping it kid friendly while still maintaining the seriousness of the issue.
By the way - added you in Google Reader. Thanks :)
Yes, this is a hard one to talk about with the kids, I know my kids worry about it all,but they don't really understand just WHAT a predator might do to them....that's jus impossible to discuss!
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