Dexter, Missouri - The Green Bear Club is coming to Dexter Public Schools. It is a primary child abuse prevention program designed to teach your children how to stay safe.
They teach children that no one has the right to hug, kiss or touch them where they should not be hugged, kissed or touched. Primary abuse prevention is an integral part of their program.
The program is presented to Southeast Missouri schools FREE of charge. The Green Bear Club is sponsored by The Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence and private donations. With this funding they see approximately 15,000 students each year.
They would like to invite you, the parent, to attend their program. Although instructing children is an essential component of their mission of protection, educating parents is just as vital.
After they visit with your child, they will send a brochure home for you to discuss how you can talk with your child about abuse and what you can do to prevent abuse in your family. Dexter Schools can also provide you with continuing education regarding abuse prevention through school newsletter and handouts.
You can access the website www.greenbearmo.org for more information.
Presentations will be given throughout the day on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in the Southwest Elementary gym. An information sheet was distributed to each child. For more information contact Southwest Elementary School.
Columbia, Missouri - Educators from across the state recently attended the Missouri State Teachers Association Convention held on November 9th and 10th in Columbia, Missouri.
During the convention, over 750 MSTA delegates gathered to vote on the association’s resolutions for the coming year and to elect new leadership.
Attendees also had the pleasure of hearing the keynote speaker, Dr. Michele Borba, author of Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in our All-About-Me World.
Attending the meeting from left to right were Dexter CTA (Community Teachers Association) members Adam Clark and Corey Bennett and Bernie CTA members Nicole Garner, Courtney McGarity, Melanie Durham, and Lynette Thomason.
