New Jersey Child Assault Prevention Program (CAP) Provides important safety information for children

The Montville Township Public Schools' elementary schools (Cedar Hill, Hilldale, Valley View, William Mason, and Woodmont) are offering students, parents/guardians and teachers/staff safety training from the NJ Child Assault Prevention (CAP) program. This is in line with the district's commitment to safety for all students. CAP is a statewide primary prevention project with a mission to reduce bullying, stranger abduction and known adult assault. The CAP project aims to prevent child assault by teaching children to recognize and deal with potentially dangerous situations, and by training teachers and parents to help prevent the victimization of children. The program has three components: a parent/guardian program, a teacher/staff in-service, and individual classroom workshops for children in kindergarten through 5th grade. The classroom workshop consists of guided group discussion of children's rights and role plays designed to help children recognize and cope with potentially dangerous or uncomfortable situations including child against child (bullying), adult stranger against child, and assault involving a known adult. The parent workshop will provide an overview of the workshop components for the various grade levels. Discussions accompanying the classroom workshops help children to identify what options they have to protect themselves. The ultimate objective of the program is the NJCAP slogan - "Empowering Children to be Safe, Strong and Free!"To learn more about CAP and what they will be teaching your children, we invite you to join us at the CAP parent/guardian workshop on:Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2016Time: 6:00 PMLocation: Valley View Elementary School, 30 Montgomery Ave, Montville, NJ 07045Please visit this link to the CAP Community Affairs video on their website if you would like to learn more about CAP.

http://njcap.org/cap-new-community-affairs-video/