CONTACT POINTS (let these people hear from you)
WAVE hotline number: 1-888-960-9600
call the operator and ask why they would do this in America.
Tamera Park is the public relations contact for Pinkerton and
the program, you can
send her email or use the 800 number for her.
Ms. Park's email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The toll free number to reach her is: 1-800-527-1428
Governor Jim Hunt can be contacted at the following:
919-733-4240
919-733-5811
1-800-662-7952
There is no email listed for Jim Hunt but I do have a snail mail address as follows:
Governor James Hunt jr.
Office of the Governor
20301 mail service center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_bresnahan/20000327_xex_spying_101.shtml
MONDAY
MARCH 27
2000
BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS
Spying 101
Students taught to report classmates to authorities
By David M. Bresnahan
© 2000 WorldNetDaily.com
A new anti-violence program in America's
public school system is teaching children
how to spy on other students and to turn
them in, using an anonymous toll-free line
to a detective agency.
The W.A.V.E. America program was
developed by Pinkerton Services Group, a
division of the international security firm
Pinkerton, Inc. The program began last
month in North Carolina, and it is now
expanding state by state until it becomes
nationwide.
North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt said his
state adopted the program as part of the
recommendation from his Task Force on
Youth Violence and School Safety. He said
the program offers a comprehensive
violence prevention program combining a
statewide toll-free tip line, a website, and
an awareness campaign to teach parents
and students how to be a part of
preventing school violence.
Students receive hats, t-shirts and other
W.A.V.E. items, and cash rewards are paid
for tips on students with weapons.
Students are taught to watch for certain
types of behavior, such as depression, and
to report students who they think may
become violent.
Parents and school staff are also trained to
be part of the network of people prepared
to call tips into the toll-free number. The
program includes classes, school
assemblies and special sessions for parents
and teachers.
All North Carolina schools have free
access to this program, which is being paid
for by state funds. Schools around the
country may get involved on an
independent basis, through school
districts, or statewide, according to
W.A.V.E. documents.
"A safe school environment is fundamental
to helping North Carolina's students
succeed in school, and to making our
public schools first in America by 2010,"
Hunt said of the program. "Every school
ought to be a safe one and W.A.V.E.
America will help get every kid involved.
This program is more than just a tip line, it
teaches students and parents to look for
the early signs of violent behavior and to
resolve conflicts constructively."
Despite the popularity of Hunt's efforts
using W.A.V.E. America, there are critics
who say it is uncomfortably reminiscent of
the Hitler Youth program of World War II.
Although the majority of parents and
teachers like the program, some
disapprove of the notion of training
students to spy on other students.
"They're teaching kids to spy on each
other," said Mary Jensen, who has
removed her son from school and is
teaching him at home. "Teachers and
parents will start reporting kids who are a
little depressed. Before you know it, they'll
have everyone in counseling and on
drugs." She asked that her son and his
school not be identified.
Every student and parent in the program
receives a brochure detailing the
early-warning signs of violence. When
parents and students suspect there is a
child who may become violent at some
time in the future, they are instructed to
call the toll-free number and report the
student. They do not have to give their
name when they call.
W.A.V.E. America was created by Hunt's
task force working together with
Pinkerton. A contact list of
law-enforcement personnel has been
developed for each school in the state to
use when a tip has been received by
Pinkerton on the toll-free line.
Hunt says the W.A.V.E. America program
is just one part of the effort he is making in
North Carolina. He believes an
after-school program of activities,
mentoring programs, tougher weapons
laws, tougher juvenile laws, and
counseling and treatment programs for
disruptive and violent students will all
help to reduce violence in schools.
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