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The Champion, Thursday, October 22 - 28,2015
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MARTA Police 'Blow the Whistle'
on sexual assault
The MARTA Police
Department has launched
#BlowtheWhistle, a cam
paign to help customers
remain safe while on the
transit system. The campaign
will include free self-defense
classes that begin Oct. 24.
“This awareness cam
paign is another layer of
customer service were pro
viding to let the people who
ride MARTA know that we
care about their safety,” said
police Chief Wanda Y. Dun
ham. “We want to empower
our riders and reinforce the
message that no type of as
sault will be tolerated on
MARTA.”
The campaign is an effort
to address recent sexual as
saults on MARTA property
and across metro Atlanta. In
response, officers have been
distributing flyers with safety
tips and handing out whistles
to customers to call for help
in an emergency. The safety
tips range from being aware
of one’s surroundings to exit
ing an elevator if someone
who makes a traveler un
comfortable gets on.
Since last week, more
than 1,000 whistles and fly
ers have been distributed. As
part of the multi-pronged
campaign, transit customers
who prefer not to walk home
alone can contact a MARTA
police officer and be accom
panied to their destination
within a five-mile radius of
any rail station.
Customers also can be
immediately connected to
MARTA police dispatchers
by using the “See & Say” app,
which is a free download for
Android and iPhone users,
or by using the white or blue
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rail stations.
MARTA’s first self-de
fense class, which is open to
the public, will be held Sat
urday, Oct. 24, 10:30-11:30
a.m. at the Decatur Recre
ation Center multipurpose
room 231 Sycamore St.,
Decatur. Other classes will be
scheduled before the end of
the year in Atlanta and Clay
ton and Fulton counties.
MARTA patrons can
follow and interact with fel
low customers on Facebook
and Twitter using #Blow-
theWhistle, #MARTACares
and #EnoughisEnough.
Cedar Grove lineman Netori Johnson does a cartwheel before the
start of the school's homecoming game against Towers Oct. 17 at
Hallford Stadium. Photo by Travis Hudgons
COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS FOR BUILDING S.P.A.C.E.S. INITIATIVE
The DeKalb County School District is holding five (5) regional public input meetings, to discuss and gather
information related to its Master Planning of the E-SPLOST V program, called the Building S.P.A.C.E.S.
Initiative. The Building S.P.A.C.E.S. Initiative is an effort to determine how, where, and why future
resources should be dedicated to the improvement and modernization of our buildings and
infrastructure to support the District's vision "to inspire our community of learners to achieve
educational excellence."
The meetings will be held on the following dates and times at the locations shown:
Region
Time/Date of Meeting
Meeting Location
Region 1
Tuesday, October 20, 7-9 PM
Chamblee High School
3688 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
Chamblee, GA 30341
Region 5
Thursday, October 22, 7 - 9 PM
Columbia High School
2106 Columbia Drive
Decatur, GA 30032
Region 4
Monday, October 26, 7 - 9 PM
Miller Grove High School
2645 DeKalb Medical Parkway
Lithonia, GA 30058
Region 3
Tuesday, October 27, 7 - 9 PM
Stone Mountain High School
4555 Central Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Region 2
Thursday, October 29, 7 - 9 PM
Tucker High School
5036 LaVista Road
Tucker, GA 30084
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