District provides new safety program

ANEW COMMUNITY safety internship program will be offered by Palo Alto School District this summer and will give students Career Technological Experience credits.

The program will consist of hands-on risk management experience, first aid experience, and emergency preparedness training. Students will aging the added bonus of receiving First Aid, CPR, AED and stop the bleed certificates.

According to Safety, Security and Disaster Preparedness Manager, Mike Jacobs, the program aims to strengthen the security in PAUSD schools in addition to helping students acquire their ten mandatory CTE credits.

“The program is designed as an ongo- ing function of our district,” Jacobs said.

“Through developing site specific teams members will serve as an added layer of safety to our district.”

The program will kick off June 13 for high school students and will continue until July 20. In the future this opportunity will be extended to middle school students and PAUSD employees.

“School safety is a responsibility that belongs to everyone and we need everyone’s help,” Jacobs said. “So, it’s really focused on bringing everybody into the conversation and getting everyone involved.”

by VIT DO