DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 247
November 30, 2007
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Parent
Guide to Personal Safety for Youth |
Because of the exceptional popularity
of the KidSafe Virginia parent
guides, the Governors Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (GOSAP) recently worked
to revise, update, and combine the previous parent guides into one guide. The purpose of the new publication, Prevention Comes First: Parent Guide to
Personal Safety for Youth, is to educate parents about some of the potential safety threats children may face and to assist parents in
communicating with their children
about personal safety.
The topics covered in the guide
include: fire safety, internet safety, driving safety, bullying, gangs,
inhalant abuse prevention, and underage drinking.
Beginning December 1, 2007, the
parent guides will be available at fire and rescue stations and Department of
Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices throughout the Commonwealth. To locate your nearest DMV office, visit:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/utilities/offices.asp.
Copies of the parent guide
may also be downloaded from the GOSAP website: http://www.gosap.state.va.us/preventioncomesfirst.htm.
Questions may be addressed
to Jacklyn Varela, special assistant to the Secretary
of Public Safety at (804) 692-2568 or by e-mail: jacklyn.varela@governor.virginia.gov.
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