Protecting you, protecting me
Friday - January 19, 2018 by Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
The classes gathered together in the SUIMA cafeteria, Friday, Jan 12. SUIMA students Dwight Litz, Sibrya Larry, Johnnarae Casados, Joeseph Howell stand together following graduation.
SUPD covered helmet safety and practiced keeping your friends safe by sticking up for them against negative peer pressure.
SUPD Community Resource Officers, Don Folsom and Sergio Howe stand with SUIMA students during the protecting you, protecting me luncheon, Friday, Jan 12.
Students complete a program that lasts eight weeks after which they earn their diplomas. This course covers everything from the effects of alcohol on the brain to keeping safe in a motor vehicle.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | SU Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | SU Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | SU Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | SU Drum
The Protecting You/Protecting Me program is a national program developed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving to promote safety and alcohol prevention in grades 1-5. The Southern Ute Police Department holds the program each year at the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy, and finishes off the semester with a graduation luncheon for the kids, who earn a cake to go along with their diplomas.