OMES
Safety
Summit
Thursday,
May 3rd
We would
like to invite you to join us for “A Second Cup of Coffee” on Thursday, May 3rd
in our PTO Room. We have scheduled speakers to cover nearly every aspect of
keeping kids and families safe. We are so excited to have experts from the
fields of child sexual abuse prevention, meteorology, law enforcement and
technology with us to provide us with pertinent information on how to keep
children safe. Coffee and refreshments will be provided by our PTO Hospitality
Committee and Community Coffee. Please feel free to bring friends, neighbors
and family members. Anyone is welcome to attend!
8:00- Ray Joiner, Owens House Family Advocate
Mr.
Joiner will provide an overview of the Owens House and the services that are
provided at the Owens House and other Child Advocacy Centers across the state.
He will discuss sexual safety and how to keep children safe from sexual
predators. Following his talk, Mr. Joiner will answer audience members’
questions.
9:00- Richard Scott, WVUA Chief Meteorologist
Mr. Scott
will discuss Severe Weather Safety and the steps that you should take to keep
your family safe during severe weather threats. As a survivor of the April 27th
tornadoes, Mr. Scott will share information about that event as well as what we
can learn from the tragedy that our state faced just a year ago.
10:00- Deputy Charles Morgan,Oak
Mountain School Resource Officer
Deputy
Morgan will share his role in keeping students at all Oak Mountain schools
safe. He will also provide helpful information on steps that you can take to
protect your family and prepare your children to make choices that will keep
them safe.
11:00- Leslie Cash,
Shelby County Schools Technology Department
The Internet and social media are part of our lives and this
will only become more so in the lives of our children. Along with all the
benefits, there are risks associated with both. Join Mrs. Cash as she discusses
ways to protect both your children and yourselves.
If you
have questions, please contact OMES Counselor, Hayden Belisle at 682-5237 or hbelisle@shelbyed.k12.al.us.