HOW SAFE ARE YOUR KIDS IN OXFORD? Community Forum on Child Safety

“OPEN FORUM ON CHILDREN’S SAFETY IN OXFORD” SLATED

All parents, teachers, and all community people are welcome
to attend an open “Forum on Child Safety in Oxford.” This will be the second of
such forums offered recently. The first was held on November 14, when twenty
five parents joined with First Selectman George Temple, who listened to the
concerns expressed. 

 Topics addressed
included:

•  traffic hazards as child are dropped off and picked up at schools;
•  bullying  of children by their older
  peers on buses, playgrounds, and when there is a lack of strong supervision in
  the classroom;
•  the lack of police presence at our schools; speeding on roads in
  residential areas; and more. 
• One participant,
  Molly Turchuk, spoke after the meeting, saying, ”This  was amazing to hear so many parents talk and
  discover that many of us share equal worries about the safety of our children
  in Oxford.”

As a result of the first meeting, the “Oxford Forum on Child
Safety”  (OFOCS)was formed.    Now a second such forum is being planned
for Thursday, February 13, 7:00 to 8:30 pm. 

 
The meeting will be held at the Woodland Church of Christ , 63 Ancient
Highway, Oxford.  All are welcome.  For directions to the meeting, go to woodlandcoc.org  or call Elder Carl Palarino
(203-888-0743).   For more information
about the  OFOCS, contact the Founder
& Chair, John Peterson: 203-888-4936 or  xtoolguy@comcast.net