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RICHLAND TWO AND NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SIGN MOU WITH BE SMART PROGRAM

12/7/2021

Officials with Richland School District Two and several neighboring districts will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Be SMART Program this week.

WHAT: Officials with Richland School District Two and the Be SMART Program will discuss and sign a Memorandum of Understanding encouraging responsible gun ownership and safety. Local law enforcement, Prisma Health and Medical University of South Carolina Health-Columbia are also supporting the MOU.

Be SMART is an acronym which stands for:
S- Secure all guns in your home and vehicles,
M- Model responsible behavior around guns,
A- Ask about the presence of unsecured guns in other homes your children visit,
R- Recognize the role of guns in suicide,
T- Tell your peers to be SMART.

The Be SMART program, developed by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, helps parents and other adults normalize conversations about gun safety and take responsible actions that can prevent child gun deaths and injuries.

WHO: Dr. Poornema Ramasamy, Angela Vandalay, Sarah Venn
Be Smart Program Volunteers

Dr. Baron R. Davis, Richland School District Two Superintendent and Superintendents (or their designees) from Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington 3, Lexington 4, Orangeburg, Richland One, Sumter School Districts

WHEN: Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Richland Two Institute of Innovation (R2i2) Conference Center
763 Fashion Drive, Columbia, SC 29229