PR02-006

Date:

March 27, 2002

 
Sheriff’s Office “B.U.G.S.” Program Premiers at Harper-Archer High School, Thursday
 

Following months of research and preparation, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office will introduce “B.U.G.S.” (Buckle Up Georgia Students) at Atlanta’s Harper-Archer High School. Attending tomorrow’s presentation will be Fulton County Sheriff Jacquelyn H. Barrett, and Ms. Yvonne McBride, Director of the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

B.U.G.S. is the first high school based crime prevention program presented by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. With recent concerns over traffic accidents and fatalities throughout the metro Atlanta area involving teen drivers, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office will be educating young drivers on the importance of seat belt safety.

The B.U.G.S. program is expected to reach thousands of high school students throughout Fulton County in the weeks ahead. In addition to students becoming aware of Georgia Law requiring seat belts, the Sheriff’s Office will deliver a powerful safety message to students in a specially created multi-media presentation. While traffic accidents may be unavoidable in some instances, the likelihood of serious injury or death can be drastically reduced or avoided when seat belts are properly worn. The B.U.G.S. program is designed to encourage teen drivers to buckle-up each and every time they enter a vehicle.

The B.U.G.S. is funded by a grant through the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The program at Harper-Archer will begin tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m.

Harper-Archer High School is located at 3399 Collier Road, NW. For further information, please contact Sergeant Clarence Huber at (404) 730-4148.  Sergeant Huber can also be reached on his digital pager at (404) 742-6798.