Students from Rogers Garden-Bullock make pinky promise to support school safety
Students at Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary made a “pinky promise” to keep their school safe from violence.
The SAVE Promise Club, led by school counselor Regina Boyd, made a pledge with students as they arrived at school on December 14th.
SAVE stands for Students Against Violence Everywhere.
Their gesture was in support of the victims and families of the Sandy Hook tragedy on its 10-year remembrance.
Regina Boyd (2nd from right) joins RGB students and Dr. Skip Wilhoit (center), Safe Schools, Dropout Prevention and Student Intervention Specialist
SAVE Promise Clubs are student-led organizations which encourage young people to take charge of keeping their friends, schools and communities safe.
School Climate Specialist Stephanie Cinque helps support SAVE Promise Clubs throughout Manatee County schools.
She also founded the Resiliency Center in Newtown, Connecticut, and dedicates her life to helping adults and youth rebound from the tragic events of 2012.
Cinque and her family lived in the Newtown (Sandy Hook) community at the time. She traveled back there recently to connect with survivors.
Stephanie Cinque (center), School Climate Specialist for the School District of Manatee County, reunites with members of the Newtown, CT community in December 2022