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The Starting of School, or “Mommy I don’t want PBJ in my lunch!” Kevin Mayberry, Constable PCT 3 and John E. Hunt, Deputy Constable
where you are. This can be a very trying time for parents, kids, teachers and the public in general. Most of us have been through the rigors of getting our student ready for school, the clothes and the supplies. Gone
are the Big Chief Tablets and the big red pencils. Teachers are spending money they do not have to get the classroom ready and the public needs to be aware of the kids on the streets, the school zones and the school
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busses. STOP really does mean STOP when that sign is out away from the bus. We want our kids to be safe but they are gone for the day and we as parents need to know they are safe, in a safe
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INSURANCE CLAIMS SPECIALIST environment with safe friends and those around them. School violence has exploded over the last few years and the problemchildren have gotten younger and more violent. Bullying is a fact of life, weapons at school happen, not every day, but it does happen. Some kid likes Bobby’s backpack better and takes it. We as parents have the responsibility to ensure that our student goes out that door in the morning knowing how to be safe. We have to talk to our kids about what to do if they see a weapon at school or are the victim of bulling or witness it happening. We have to ask questions if we see mood changes in our kids. Have you talked to your student about drugs? Teachers have a responsibility to teach students, not just be roll takers because they have to deal with so many classroom disruptions. On May30, 2018 in light of the Santa Fe, Texas shooting, Governor Gregg Abbott issued a forty four (44) page document entitled “School and Firearms Safety Action Plan” that encompasses a great deal of material dealing with issues from mental health in schools to school resource officers and grants that are available. Then there was Uvalde! How do we prevent or at least control school violence and identify those who are the potential problems. How do we protect our kids? How do we protect our teachers and train them better? That all goes back to talking to our kids and us as parents paying attention. A lot of the ISD’s have created their own school resource officer or police departments. The Fannin Constable PCT 3 will be posting two different posters soon on the Constable PCT 3 Facebook page, “Help Keep Your School Safe” for students and “Help Your Kid Be Safe at School” for parents. These are by no means the “fix all” however if you and your student are aware, you will be safer. Be Safe and DO NOT become a victim…. Kevin Mayberry, Constable PCT 3 Fannin County