SOUTH WAYNE - More than 100 students at Black Hawk High School will learn about the dangers of texting while driving and be encouraged to sign a pledge to never text behind the wheel during an event at 1 p.m. Monday at Black Hawk High School, 202 East Center St.
Black Hawk High School is teaming up with AT&T, AAA, the Wisconsin State Patrol and Rep. Todd Novak as part of the "It Can Wait" movement to remind students that text messages can - and should - wait until after driving.
Students will learn more about "#X," a new social tool geared toward helping teens stop texting and driving. The school will also be presented with two "It Can Wait" parking lot signs that remind students to never text and drive.
The event will feature AAA's distracted driving simulator, which gives students the chance to experience the dangers of texting and driving. Students will also be shown a documentary produced by AT&T called "The Last Text" that shares real stories about lives altered or ended by someone's decision to text and drive.
The assembly is part of a series of high school events AT&T, AAA and the State Patrol are holding this school year to drive home the dangers of texting and driving.
For more information, contact Jessica Erickson, AT&T Wisconsin, at 608-692-5340 or jessica.erickson@att.com.
Black Hawk High School is teaming up with AT&T, AAA, the Wisconsin State Patrol and Rep. Todd Novak as part of the "It Can Wait" movement to remind students that text messages can - and should - wait until after driving.
Students will learn more about "#X," a new social tool geared toward helping teens stop texting and driving. The school will also be presented with two "It Can Wait" parking lot signs that remind students to never text and drive.
The event will feature AAA's distracted driving simulator, which gives students the chance to experience the dangers of texting and driving. Students will also be shown a documentary produced by AT&T called "The Last Text" that shares real stories about lives altered or ended by someone's decision to text and drive.
The assembly is part of a series of high school events AT&T, AAA and the State Patrol are holding this school year to drive home the dangers of texting and driving.
For more information, contact Jessica Erickson, AT&T Wisconsin, at 608-692-5340 or jessica.erickson@att.com.
