June is National Student Safety Month, an annual campaign to encourage safe lifestyle choices in students and young people. The initiative is sponsored by the National Safety Council with the end goal of educating children on about the leading causes of preventable injury.
Each week in the month of June is dedicated to a common theme or cause, for example: road safety, bike safety or internet safety. Children can share these essential lessons with friends and remind their families of safe practices.
Every child is created for a purpose, therefore each child should deserves to experience ultimate joy.
For most students, June is the start of a three-month love affair with freedom. But with that freedom comes a whole new set of risks, especially for young drivers. Every June we take a moment to remind ourselves of these risks and what we as parents, and the students themselves, can do to reduce their chances of bumping into one.
– With school out, there are more young, inexperienced drivers on the road –many of them with multiple passengers. It’s the duty of everyone in the vehicle to make sure the driver is not too distracted.
– The nice weather also brings out hoards of motorcycles. This means it’s more important than ever to keep up a good scan of mirrors and blind spots.
– College students are especially at risk for drinking-related accidents during this time. If drinking is in the plan, always have a designated driver, taxi or one of the many new app-based driving services ready to pick up anyone that has been drinking.
– No matter how safe of a driver you are, taking a defensive driving class is a great way to learn how to avoid situations caused by other drivers. Doing so can even knock a nice amount off of car insurance costs.
With graduations, parties and all sorts of other events, summer can be an exciting time, but it can also be dangerous. But with a little awareness, and a lot of caution, our nation’s students can make it one they’ll never forget. While we’re here to restore the rhythm of our customer’s lives, we prefer it not be necessary.
Alcohol
Fact Sheet
1. Alcohol-related accidents are the #1 killer
of teens.
2. College students spend more on alcohol
than on textbooks.
3. One 12 ounce beer = 5 ounce glass of
wine = 1.5 ounce - shots of 80 proof liquor.
4. How alcohol affects you depends on:
- • how much alcohol is consumed
- • the time period in which it is consumed
- • how much food is in the stomach
- • body weight
5. Alcohol is a depressant.
6. Alcoholics don't know they are becoming
alcoholics-- "it just happens".
7. When someone has a problem, they follow
certain patterns:
- • lie to sober friends
- • hide it from sober friends
- • party more with drinking friends
- • deny they have a problem
8. The best thing to do for a friend with a
problem is to tell a counselor or someone who
can help.
9. The body takes about 1/2 hour to feel the
effects of alcohol. If you drink before that time,
you may drink too much.
10. The worst thing to do when a person has
had too much to drink is to leave them alone
or lying down. They need to be kept awake
and moving-- and they need medical help.
11. Alcohol is the most abused drug in the
world.
12 The younger you are when you start drinking,
the more likely you are to have a problem
with alcohol.
13. 1.4 million teens a year are injured in
some way through an alcohol related accident.
14. A BAL (Blood Alcohol Level) of .1 means
you have 12 times more likelihood of being in
an accident.
15. A BAL of .2 means you have 60 times
more likelihood of being in an accident.
16. There is nothing that will sober you up
except time.
17. It takes approximately 1 hour for each
drink to be used by the body.
18. Up to 2/3 of date rape cases involve alcohol.
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.
In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:
- An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
- Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.
Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.
Prevent Bullying
Parents, school staff, and other adults in the community can help kids prevent bullying by talking about it, building a safe school environment, and creating a community-wide bullying prevention strategy. Find out what you can do
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Because June is National Safety Month, NSM sponsored by the National Safety Council, is all about teaching children, and adults, how to be safe. The goal is to teach about how to avoid the leading causes of preventable injuries and death.
Teaching children how to be safe is a combined effort. Children often take the lessons home and remind their parents how to be safe in and around the home and on the road. Safety lessons in your classroom have a broad reach. Use the lesson plans, teaching resources, and safety units to plan and organize your information. Take advantage of the worksheets, hands on activities and the clip art to really bring the information home and into the young minds of your students.
Here is something everyone can share with young students:
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