C.H.A.M.P.S. PROGRAM RETURNS TO FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOMS

In the months of February and March, Deputy Sheriffs

Michael Gregg, Tim Smith, and Kimberly Cox returned to the Newton County elementary schools’ fifth grade classrooms for the Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety (C.H.A.M.P.S.) program.

The subject matters covered during the C.H.A.M.P.S. program are as follows: drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse prevention; gangs and violence; peer pressure/bullying; internet safety; methamphetamine; and cocaine.

Lesson plans are tailored for particular schools based on that school’s needs. The course is facilitated by a deputy sheriff who has become certified to teach by the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association. It is the goal of the Deputy Sheriffs to teach the students what they need to be successful in the future, in addition to ways to avoid the obstacles they will face along the way.