Mississippi Department of Education School districts in Mississippi are very creative in providing opportunities for students to participate in school safety programs. Typically these programs involve a cross section of the student population who are aware of trends in safety that impact the school environment. The Picayunne School District has an innovative program that involves students in school safety and communicates the message through a creative robot presentation. The Picayunne School District's Campus Youth Security Council develops and makes realistic and situational presentations on School Safety and Security from the youth s viewpoint. This is a striking presentation developed by the Youth Security Council using robots synthesizing the voices of youth presenters who are separated from the audience by a curtain.
Typical audiences are elementary school children in the school district.
However, they will go to other school districts and conferences upon request. Upon observing Billy talking with a stranger and preparing to accompany him, Bobby arrives on the scene with his siren sounding. This gets the attention of the children. He talks with Billy about the practice of not talking to strangers. As a part of the presentation, a team member gets the children involved with the police car in chanting together, No, No, Don t talk to strangers, etc.