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JARROD D. HOLTSCLAW, Prosecutor

GREENE COUNTY PROSECUTOR

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“Children are our nation’s greatest resources; let us all strive to protect them.”

THE BODY SAFETY PROGRAM

“Protecting Through Empowerment”

For grades Kindergarten through Level 12….

This program has children repeat that their body parts belong to them and, that even though they are kids, they have the right to say “NO” to a touch on the private parts of their bodies “for no good reason”.

The program is not designed to instill fear into the children, but to empower them. We do not want children worrying about whom to watch out for, but just to have control over their own bodies no matter who the suspect is.

At all levels, the program tastefully teaches the proper names of their private parts. The reason for teaching proper terminology is to circumvent the major reason that children do not tell when they are molested; embarrassment.

Over 600,000 people have viewed this program since 1983 and it is now booking several months in advance. Several school systems have requested the program since it was implemented and have remarked that they have discovered many children have needed help.

This program has successfully been presented to Eastern Greene, Linton and Bloomfield Schools. Eastern Greene was our pilot school in January, 2008 with a repeat of the presentation scheduled for October, 2009. Tentatively, we are scheduling a repeat presentation for Linton Schools and a first-time presentation for WRV Schools. I have written grants to obtain financial support for the program to be presented to schools for the first-time presentation only. Accolades go to the following for financing the initial presentations of The Body Safety Program in Greene County.

Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC for the appropriation of three (3) grant awards

Duke Energy Indiana for the appropriation of one (1) grant award

The results of The Body Safety Program have been overwhelming and very well accepted by students of all ages.

Contact Julie Martin, Investigator, Greene County Prosecutor’s Office if you wish to have further information regarding The Body Safety Program. (812-384-4998 or Julie.Martin@co.greene.in.us)

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