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Monroe County Schools, First Responders
team up to 'Stop the Bleed'
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Monroe County School Administrators and representatives of emergency response agencies with some of the nearly 100 bleeding control kits provided for schools. Pictured are from left: Alicia Elder, Assistant Superintendent; Matt Perry, Director Monroe County Emergency Services; Jackson Daniel, Assistant Superintendent; Kelly Joiner, Office of EMS and Trauma; Rene Jenkins, Navicent Health; Jake Davis, Student Transportation Director; Chief David Herndon, Forsyth Fire Department;Casey Fleckenstein, Monroe County Hospital; Dr. Mike Hickman, Superintendent of Schools; Kristal Smith, Region 5 Trauma Advisory Committee; Tawnie Campbell, Coliseum Health Services.
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A host of Central Georgia Emergency Responders teamed up earlier this month with Monroe County Schools' staff and administrators for the state's largest single Stop The Bleed training event to date. The training was part of a state campaign designed to help teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school personnel save lives by stopping uncontrolled bleeding in emergency trauma situations.
Instructors from Monroe County Emergency Services, Monroe County Hospital, The Medical Center Navicent Health, Coliseum Medical Centers, the North Central Health District, the Region 5 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee and the Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma trained more than 420 school personnel hands-on during a school in-service day January 2. In follow-up, nearly 100 bleeding control kits have been provided to the school system. These kits will be housed in all school buildings.
Last year, the Georgia Trauma Commission along with the Georgia Trauma Foundation, the Georgia Society of the American College of Surgeons, and the Georgia Committee on Trauma collaboratively launched the nationwide "Stop the Bleed" campaign in Georgia that puts knowledge gained by first responders and our military into the hands of the public. The first phase of the campaign includes the school response program, which is specifically designed to train and equip school staff on how to control bleeding with the tools provided. Bleeding control kits contain a tourniquet, wound packing materials, and gloves to prevent further exposure.
Research has shown that bystanders, with little or no medical training, can become heroic lifesavers. Similar to the use of CPR or automatic defibrillators (AED), improving public awareness about how to stop severe bleeding can be the difference between life and death for an injured person. While the campaign has been funded by the Georgia General Assembly to train and equip all Georgia Public Schools with bleeding control kits, efforts don't stop there. The goal is to build resilience by educating and empowering all citizens to be aware of simple steps to be taken to stop or slow life threatening bleeding.
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Robotics Teams Have Great Showing at SuperRegionals Competition
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 Congratulations to the Monroe County Middle School Varsity Robotics Team and the Hubbard Elementary Robotics Teams. Both teams were in Saturday's SuperRegional Competition. HES TechnoTigers placed first
in Robot Performance with a score of 165 and first in Core Values. They are coached by Kera Davis and Natalie Parham. The MCMS Varsity Robotics Team, coached by Heather Wheeler, scored first in the project award competition.
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Monroe County Schools Personnel
Represent at Volunteer Expo
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Monroe County Schools participated in the Volunteer Expo hosted by Monroe County Family Connections on Saturday at the Monroe County Conference Center. There were over 20 organizations represented. Citizens came to the expo to learn more about volunteer opportunities in Monroe County. For more information about volunteering in our schools, please contact Brandi Pye or Ginger Maddox. Pictured above are Jessica Evans, MCMS Counselor, and Brandi Pye, Family Engagement Specialist.
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 Parents and Community Members: We need your help to spread the word regarding PreK and Kindergarten registration. Many families who have never had a child in school before are not aware the process begins as early as February 2018 in preparation for going to school in August 2018. Please share the dates above with PreK and K families!
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Notice of Child Find Process
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In accordance with IDEA regulations, the Monroe County School System seeks to ensure that disabled students (ages birth - 21) who are in need of special education within its jurisdiction are identified, located and evaluated, including those attending private school and home school. Final identification of students with disabilities and programming for such students occurs only after an appropriate evaluation and determination by a Multi-disciplinary Placement Team.
Ages birth to 21 are considered through the local school district for intervention, assessment, eligibility and services.
If the "child find" process indicates that a student may require special education and supportive services in order to benefit from regular education, the student shall be referred to the Multi-disciplinary Team to determine the student's eligibility for special education services.
If you know a child with a disability that is not being served, please notify:
Jenny Rooks, Director of Instructional Student Support Monroe County Schools 25 Brooklyn Avenue Forsyth, Georgia 31029 478-994-2031 x. 1601.
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 For more information, contact Christina Barfield at christina.barfield@mcschools.org or see
the fundraising site.
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The Access program at MP is selling Chick Fil A Cow calendars. The cost is $10 and they can be purchased from Elizabeth Holloway or Beth Chafin. Questions may be directed to
Beth.Chafin@mcschools.org.
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Central Georgia EMC Offers Washington DC
Trip and Scholarship Oppotunities
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2018 Washington Youth Tour Details
- All expenses paid, week-long trip to Washington D.C.
- Open to sophomores and juniors.
- Students who live in one of the 14 counties we serve are eligible to enter.
- The students are not required to live in residence served by CGEMC.
This week-long tour of Washington, D.C., will take place June 7-14, 2018. The deadline for applications is February 8, 2018.
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Message from Monroe County Schools Nurses: Tide Pod Challenge is a Dangerous Game
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Experts say the game dubbed the "Tide pod challenge" is dangerous.
Videos circulating on social media show kids biting into brightly colored liquid laundry detergent packets, or cooking them in frying pans then chewing them up before spewing soap from their mouths.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning to parents several years ago about liquid laundry detergent packets. The agency said capsules - which are colorful, squishy and smell good - are attractive to young children but contain "highly concentrated, toxic detergent" that can cause harm.
At some point, the pods became alluring to older children. Last year, College Humor published a video titled "Don't Eat the Laundry Pods. (Seriously. They're Poison.)." It showed a college student researching dangers associated with exposure to the packets, then devouring them. He ended up on an ambulance stretcher.
Last year, U.S. poison control centers received reports of more than 10,500 children younger than five who were exposed to pods. The same year, nearly 220 teens were reportedly exposed, and about 25 percent of those cases were intentional, according to data from American Association of Poison Control Centers.
So far in 2018, there have been 37 reported cases among teenagers - half of them intentional, according to data.
Children who have been exposed to capsules have been hospitalized with vomiting, breathing difficulties, and loss of consciousness. The consequences may be much worse. Since 2012, eight fatalities have been reported among children five and younger, according to American Association of Poison Control Centers.
Florida Poison Information Center spokesperson said that as with nearly any substance, "the dose makes the poison."
The laundry detergent packets pose two potential problems. Children and teens can aspirate on the liquid by inhaling it into their lungs, or they can become ill by ingesting it - experiencing a change in blood pressure and heart rate, losing consciousness or having seizures.
To report exposure to laundry detergent pods, call the National Poison Hotline at 1-800-222-1222 or text POISON to 797979 to save the number on your phone.
Source: The Washington Post
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Monroe County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex in its employment practices, student programs and dealings with the public. It is the policy of the Board of Education to comply fully with the requirements of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and all accompanying regulations. As a result, the following people have been appointed to oversee specific areas.
Title II, Adult 504, Adult Title IX
Dr. Mike Hickman
25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029
478-994-2031
Student and Athletic Title IX Jackson Daniel
25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029 Student 504 Jenny Rooks 25 Brooklyn Avenue Forsyth, GA 31029 Copyright 2018. All Rights Reserved.
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Please contact your student's school to set up an appointment and/or learn more about Parent Night on Thursday, February 15.
