Recent abduction attempts in central Iowa towns, even Hartford, have all us taking a little extra time to notice our surroundings, especially around our kids and our students. As a parent, please keep up to date on the latest news and descriptions of what the vehicles and people look like in these suspected abduction attempts. But also talk to your child about "stranger danger" and how to say "No". I have copy/pasted a helpful site below with some tips, but talk about strategies for your child to attract attention to the situation such as yelling/screaming, shouting "NO!", and running away. If you are present, try to get a detailed description of both the vehicle and person in the vehicle. In all the cases so far, no one has remembered the license plate, but if they did, that would have really helped.
Please know that your teachers and counselors are also keeping any eye out for any suspicious activity and suspicous looking people in and around our building. We now wear name badges both inside and outside our building to identify us. With the high school and Hartford remodeling, we are adding in extra safety and security items to our building as well. Hopefully, no more abductions or attempted abductions will happen in our area, but preparing our students and children now will help keep them safe in the future.
Tips for kids and parents:
http://www.villageofworth.com/Police/Crime%20Prevention/stranger_danger.htm
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Just an FYI about one of the tips. Growing up, my family had a code word that I still remember. It was very unique. If someone really, truly needed us to come with them, they would give us the code word that one of my parents or brothers gave them. If they did not know the code word, I was to run and scream and anything I could do to attract attention. Although, we never had to use this, we still keep this codeword handy in case we need it as adults.
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