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Red Ribbon Week Celebration Orange Hunt ES 4th grade students are celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 23-31st with a theme each day. They're shown wearing ties for “Don’t Let Drugs Tie You In Knots” day. In addition, they are standing in front of one of the banners provided for each FCPS middle school by the Student Safety and Wellness Office and the school-community coalitions through the use of federal funds.

At the Regional Alcohol Program’s (WRAP) 27th Anniversary Annual WRAPPY Awards Ceremony on 10/23/09, Clarence Jones, Lisa Adler, Jennifer Cooper, and Sara Freund from the FCPS Student Safety and Wellness Office received the Youth Leadership Award from Chairman Leisa Weir. The FCPS contingent represented the Fairfax Countywide Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking (CIRUD), a task force of the Unified Prevention Coalition of FCPS. The award seeks to honor that person or entity that has performed admirable work in the region’s youth communities to reduce or prevent underage drinking and drunk driving. CIRUD advocacy resulted in the passage of House Bill 1782 mandating drivers safety training on Virginia law related to underage drinking and the impact of alcohol on teen development. The new law is effective September 2010 for all parents of teen drivers in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties as well as the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, and Manassas Park. Over 100 people attended the WRAP event including WRAP sponsors, local law enforcement, community partners, their board and awardees

FCPS Parents Invited to Participate in Partners for Safe Teen Driving at Various School Locations
The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Partners for Safe Teen Driving program is offering a 90-minute evening presentation for parents as part of high school students’ driver education program. This program, which is offered at each Fairfax County high school and is designed for parents of students enrolled in driver education classes, includes video clips, guest speakers, local and state teen crash statistics, and information on driver education—classroom and behind-the-wheel—instruction, the licensing process, insurance concerns, common teen traffic violations, parental roles and responsibilities, and coaching the teen driver. View the schedule of evening presentations online.

P.R.O.T.E.C.T., Parents Reaching Out To Educate Communities Together is a collaborative effort of concerned parents, school coalitions, PTSA’s FCPS Student Safety & Wellness Office, Fairfax County Police Department, Alcohol & Drug Youth Services, Community & Recreation Services and Substance Abuse and Recovery Alliance (SAARA) reaching out to educate and PROTECT our children, families and communities from the dangers of alcohol and drugs.

Photos from the 2009 UPC Conference

View PowerPoint Presentations from the Conference

Inhalant Abuse Prevention

Inhalant Abuse Prevention Program

On March 20, 2002, ACE launched its flagship program, the Inhalant Abuse Prevention program, at a press conference in Washington, D.C. The components of ACE's program include a multi-faceted media campaign and outreach to parents. The program is designed to provide parents with high quality and practical information about Inhalant Abuse so they can include it in their substance abuse discussions with their children. Read more.

Newsflash

Under YOUR Influence is a new resource focusing on empowering parents to influence their teen drivers to drive safely! Visit their web site for more information and pass the link to parents of teen drivers.