Success StoryTruth and Consequences



Truth and Consequences

Author: Natalie Green

Planning Unit: Webster County CES

Major Program: Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General

Plan of Work: Empowering Community & Leaders

Outcome: Initial Outcome

The Webster County Cooperative Extension Service implemented Truth & Consequences: The Choice is Yours, a scenario based role-play activity designed to help students learn more about the physical, legal, financial, and emotional

consequences of substance abuse and cyber-crimes. This program is provided to 8th grade students at the Webster County Middle School. Community partners, Family, District, and Circuit Court Judges and court officials participated in the event as volunteers. Student evaluation pre-test results revealed the following: 27% of 8th graders at the Webster County Middle School indicated that it was slightly or not wrong at all for a parent to provide their children under the age of 21 alcohol; The post test revealed that percentage had gone down to 4%. The pre-test also showed that 37% of students did not believe a person could be held legally reliable for a cyber-crime. The post test revealed that percentage had gone down to 6%.

Comments from students included:


 -“Going to the courthouse really made it feel real. I didn’t think about how scary it could be to be in front of a Judge.”-Webster County 8th grade student

-“I didn’t know how serious cyber-crimes were.”- a Webster County 8th grade student after visiting the jail.

 

The event continues to make an impact on students each year by providing them with a first-hand look at the realities and consequences of getting involved with substance abuse and cyber-crimes.






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