In June, Sheriff Gene A. Kelly's
Community Services Division will conduct the Safety Village program in three
Clark County areas. Safety Village is a basic safety educational program
for Clark County children entering kindergarten.
Safety lessons include
pedestrian, motorist, stranger-danger, fire, street and safety signs, railroad
crossings, home safety, 9-1-1, personal safety, vandalism, D.A.R.E. concepts,
shoplifting/theft, drugs and poisons. These safety awareness lessons are
conducted over a period of 2 1/2 hours per day. A graduation ceremony will be
held on the last day of the program.
The safety village message is
simple-- "To keep Themselves Safe." The children will practice and
experience situations so they can make the right, safe decision when confronted
with real life dangerous situations.
The Safety Village program is
co-sponsored by the Clark County Schools, the Springfield Pilot club, the Clark
County Farm Bureau and the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
If you need additional
information or have any questions, please contact the Clark County Sheriff's
Office at (937) 521-2100
Children must attend the full
four days to graduate on Thursday. Children may attend any location, but
can only attend one session. The course is free, but it will be the
parents responsibility to provide transportation.
To register your child you will
need to go to your child's school and pick up a Safety Village form or to
register online click here.
