MEDIA ADVISORY
October 7, 2019
San Diego Unified School Police, Students Speaking Out to Celebrate 20 Years of Student Safety with Awareness Assemblies, PSA Video Contest
San Diego Unified School District Police partner with Crime Stoppers, Hollandia Dairy, San Diego County Credit Union, Cox Communications to empower students to make schools, communities safer
WHAT: Media are invited to attend the Scripps Ranch High School "Students Speaking Out" awareness assembly presented by San Diego Unified School Police Officer Bradley Soto and Crime Stoppers. Assembly will be followed by the unveiling of the new Students Speaking Out vehicle.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 7, 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
WHERE: Scripps Ranch High School, 10410 Falcon Way, San Diego, CA 92131
DETAILS: Students Speaking Out is a partnership among school districts, law enforcement agencies, and Crime Stoppers. The program serves 180,000 students, with Crime Stoppers depending on the commitment of schools to effectively implement the program. Through partnership and communication, the program aims to make schools safer by "Keeping kids safer one tip at a time."
The San Diego Unified Police Services Department, in collaboration with the Integrated Youth Services Division, is holding a Public Service Announcement video campaign. Students have until Jan. 31 to create a 30-second PSA video and enter it in the contest. The goal of the campaign is to encourage and empower students to report suspicious and/or criminal activities happening on our school campuses to law enforcement, school staff, anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers, or by using the Crime Stoppers P3 App. Hollandia Dairy, San Diego County Credit Union and Cox Communications have sponsored the campaign. Past videos can be viewed at:
Call to Action:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XiF2fQ2Hp8RKgkkgDb9CqGwcrF3ltove
Students Speaking Out (English)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OSCqVsSBHCZY90YJghonneIxyCjcd-T8
Students Speaking Out (Spanish)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Q7tjVd1t8EtLeTAF1z9vrzwS0MYy4M0O
Getting the Help You Need:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o1akA0jORaeRRfZR_GE9oF89tdvns_ql/view
Surface Tension:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOC9wOCyfJ1FwF6Ej5k5jHyM63qlQ5Da/view?usp=sharing
Video Submission:
Videos must be submitted before midnight (12:00AM PST) January 31, 2020 via email to Katherine Aud kaud@sandi.net.
SPEAKERS: Scripps Ranch High students, San Diego Unified School Police Chief Mike Marquez, Deputy Adriana Uribe, San Diego County Crime Stoppers Deputy Marcial Lopez, San Diego Crime Stoppers Officer Mark Herring, and Scripps Ranch High Principal Nicole Dewitt
VISUALS/SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
10:00. – 10:20 a.m. Students Speaking Out Assembly
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. 1:1 Speaker Interviews, Students Speaking Out Vehicle Unveiling
Media Inquiries: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343 Imcneil@Sandi.net
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