PR03-016

Date:

May 9, 2003

 
Mays Junior Class To Receive Seat Belt Safety Education In Time For Prom
 

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has two words of advise for the Junior Class at Benjamin E. Mays High School on Monday….”Buckle-Up”.

With the Junior-Senior prom scheduled for next Saturday, deputies from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office will bring “B.U.G.S” to center stage in the Mays High School Auditorium on Monday, May 12, 2003, at 9:00 a.m.

“B.U.G.S”, which stands for “Buckle Up Georgia Students” is a seat belt safety education program taught by deputy instructors with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. The purpose of B.U.G.S. is to educate students about the deadly consequences associated with driving unbuckled. The fifty (50) minute multi-media presentation, created by sheriff’s department training personnel, allows students to visualize the results of deadly car crashes, and to learn about existing state laws regarding seat belt use inside a motor vehicle. Students attending the presentation on Monday will receive education material, as well as buckle up incentives.

The B.U.G.S. program is funded by a grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. Sheriff Jacquelyn H. Barrett and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office offer the program to all high schools in the Atlanta/Fulton County school districts.

For more information, please contact Lieutenant Clarence Huber at (404) 730-4148. Lieutenant Huber can also be reached on his digital pager at (404) 742-6798.