Published by mpotyrala on 29 Jun 2009 at 01:16 pm
Fannin County delegates attend STAR (Students Taking Action for Respect) Youth Conference at TWU
By Juanita Lance, Fannin County Family Crisis Center
Fourteen were selected from Fannin County to attend STAR (Students Taking Action for Respect) Youth Conference at TWU Campus June 12-14. The conference was sponsored by Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA) from Austin,TX. The conference gave students from across Texas an opportunity to come together to learn more about the issues of sexual and dating violence, the root causes of these forms of violence and what they can do to create schools and communities free from violence.
Teams of students participated in training sessions that follow the standard STAR curriculum. These students attended all day classes on prevention model taught by peer educators with the STAR State Youth Council. The adults /sponsors were attending classes with prevention focus to help support youth in efforts to build STAR programs and combat sexual and dating violence.
