WATCH D.O.G.S.
In light of the shooting tragedy at Newtown, Connecticut, many reactions have been speculated on. Some reactions being proposed actually violate the freedoms of Americans protected by the U.S. Constitution. Setting aside this discussion, today we share an article about successful program that was created in the aftermath of a previous school shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1998. tragedy.
Following the tragic school shootings in Jonesboro in 1998, a concerned father from Springdale, AR founded an incredibly successful program that’s put dads and grandfathers in more than 2,600 schools in 42 states.
by Curtis Coleman, Contributing Author: It’s called WATCH D.O.G.S, and the “D.O.G.S.” stands for “Dads of Great Students.” The now national program was founded in one Springdale, AR school by Jim Moore, a concerned father who chose to take action in response to the 1998 middle-school shootings in Jonesboro.
WATCH D.O.G.S. has two main purposes: To provide positive male role models for the students, and to provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying. Because of its phenomenal effectiveness, the program has been adopted by more than 5,253 registered WATCH D.O.G.S. schools in 47 states along with schools in the following countries: Canada, China, Mexico, Barbados and Puerto Rico.
The program invites fathers, grandfathers or uncles to volunteer at least one day all day at their student’s school during the school year. Volunteers perform a variety of tasks during their volunteer day including monitoring the school entrance, assisting with unloading and loading of buses and cars, monitoring the lunch room, or helping in the classroom with a teacher’s guidance by working with small groups of students on homework, flashcards, or spelling.
And students and schools aren’t the only ones to benefit. Fathers get a glimpse of their students’ everyday world and learn about the increasingly complex challenges and decisions today’s youth are facing. They gain a greater awareness of the positive impact they can have on their student’s life in the critical areas of academic performance, self-esteem and social behavior.
There’s everything right about this program.
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Curtis Coleman is the President, Curtis Coleman's Institute for Constitutional Policy and contributing author to the ARRA News Service.
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Following the tragic school shootings in Jonesboro in 1998, a concerned father from Springdale, AR founded an incredibly successful program that’s put dads and grandfathers in more than 2,600 schools in 42 states.
WATCH D.O.G.S. has two main purposes: To provide positive male role models for the students, and to provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying. Because of its phenomenal effectiveness, the program has been adopted by more than 5,253 registered WATCH D.O.G.S. schools in 47 states along with schools in the following countries: Canada, China, Mexico, Barbados and Puerto Rico.
The program invites fathers, grandfathers or uncles to volunteer at least one day all day at their student’s school during the school year. Volunteers perform a variety of tasks during their volunteer day including monitoring the school entrance, assisting with unloading and loading of buses and cars, monitoring the lunch room, or helping in the classroom with a teacher’s guidance by working with small groups of students on homework, flashcards, or spelling.
And students and schools aren’t the only ones to benefit. Fathers get a glimpse of their students’ everyday world and learn about the increasingly complex challenges and decisions today’s youth are facing. They gain a greater awareness of the positive impact they can have on their student’s life in the critical areas of academic performance, self-esteem and social behavior.
There’s everything right about this program.
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Curtis Coleman is the President, Curtis Coleman's Institute for Constitutional Policy and contributing author to the ARRA News Service.
Tags: bullying, Jim Moore, Jonesboro AR, male role model, school security, school shooting, Springdale, Arkansas, WATCH D.O.G.S., Curtis Coleman, Coleman Commentary, Second Amendment To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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