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DCS official outlines school safety trainings and a July 29 backpack giveaway
Summary
A DCS representative described planned mandated-reporter and digital safety trainings in local schools beginning in August and announced a community back-to-school backpack distribution at Centennial Park on July 29.
A representative from DCS told the committee the office has partnered with local child-advocacy organizations and law-enforcement partners to deliver mandated-reporter and digital safety trainings in schools beginning August 4, and announced a community back-to-school backpack distribution event July 29 at Centennial Park/Horse Farm.
The DCS representative said the initiative pairs mandated-reporter and body-safety sessions with digital-safety material and that partners include the child advocacy center, the Indiana Youth Institute and CASA; the FBI and state police have been involved in training coordination. The speaker urged community members to attend and to help distribute backpacks and school supplies.
Event details announced at the meeting included a July 29 back-to-school bash from 6 to 8 p.m. at Centennial Park (Horse Farm) with backpacks, school supplies and community resources. The speaker said a corporate partner had provided 200 packs of school supplies and that organizers would reach out if more volunteers or supplies were needed.
The committee did not take a formal vote on funding related to the event; the announcement functioned as a community outreach update.
