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Irregular News for 02.02.06
Fernandina Beach, FL -- Students in Nassau County may soon have the opportunity to turn crime tips into cash, according to a WJXT-TV report.
School officials are considering a program that would pay students $100 if they help authorities find a student with drugs, alcohol, weapons, or tobacco on school grounds.
The Nassau Alcohol Crime and Drug Abetment Coalition, an organization that aims to find programs to help young people in the area, is proposing the program, WJXT-TV reported.
"Basically, if a child is aware that someone has drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or weapons that would make them feel unsafe in the school, they can go to an anonymous source and if they provide us with important information, then we'll provide a reward for the child," said spokesperson Susan Woodford.
Officer Marty Scott, of the Fernandina Beach Police Department, said the program would promote education and enforce state laws. He said the way things are now, getting information from students can be a difficult job.
"We get a lot of, 'Well, I know the information, but I don't want to tell on the person because I don't want to be a snitch,'" Scott said.
If the county school board approves the program, it would be used in all of Nassau County's high schools and middle schools.
However, both students and parents are wary of the new program.
"It's OK. I mean, yeah, you get 100 bucks, but you kind of have to deal with telling on your friends, maybe," said student Audrey Rigney.
"I really don't support that because it should really be more positive mode, like that would offer an incentive for a scholarship," said parent Jenita Blake.
Organizers of the Safe School Program said to fund the program they are considering fining the individuals that are convicted and putting that money back into the program.
The school board is expected to vote on the program sometime in late March. If it's approved, the program would begin during the 2006-2007 school year, according to the report.
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Fernandina Beach, FL -- Students in Nassau County may soon have the opportunity to turn crime tips into cash, according to a WJXT-TV report.
School officials are considering a program that would pay students $100 if they help authorities find a student with drugs, alcohol, weapons, or tobacco on school grounds.
The Nassau Alcohol Crime and Drug Abetment Coalition, an organization that aims to find programs to help young people in the area, is proposing the program, WJXT-TV reported.
"Basically, if a child is aware that someone has drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or weapons that would make them feel unsafe in the school, they can go to an anonymous source and if they provide us with important information, then we'll provide a reward for the child," said spokesperson Susan Woodford.
Officer Marty Scott, of the Fernandina Beach Police Department, said the program would promote education and enforce state laws. He said the way things are now, getting information from students can be a difficult job.
"We get a lot of, 'Well, I know the information, but I don't want to tell on the person because I don't want to be a snitch,'" Scott said.
If the county school board approves the program, it would be used in all of Nassau County's high schools and middle schools.
However, both students and parents are wary of the new program.
"It's OK. I mean, yeah, you get 100 bucks, but you kind of have to deal with telling on your friends, maybe," said student Audrey Rigney.
"I really don't support that because it should really be more positive mode, like that would offer an incentive for a scholarship," said parent Jenita Blake.
Organizers of the Safe School Program said to fund the program they are considering fining the individuals that are convicted and putting that money back into the program.
The school board is expected to vote on the program sometime in late March. If it's approved, the program would begin during the 2006-2007 school year, according to the report.
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