Bailey Elementary is hosting a PTA fundraiser in an effort to bring child safety instruction to Hillsborough County elementary schools.
The child safety walk-a-thon will raise awareness on child abductions and school safety. The event is from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the front parking lot of Bailey Elementary, 4630 Gallagher Road. Visitors are welcomed but must sign in at the office.
Bailey Elementary physical education department will be instructing every student from kingergarten through fifth grade on child safety and how to identify the most common lures used by predators.
For more information, contact Roland Jackson at (813) 707-7531 or email at skskinfo1@verizon.net.
Stats
– 32% of attempted abductions occurred when a child was going to or from school or a school-related activity.
– The FBI filed over 460,000 abduction cases in 2015.
SOURCE: National Center of Exploited Children