MONTICELLO - Over 100 students from Monticello High School, 334 S. Main St., will learn about the dangers of texting while driving and be encouraged to sign a pledge to never text behind the wheel at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Monticello High School is teaming up with AT&T, AAA, the Wisconsin State Patrol and state Rep. Sondy Pope as part of the It Can Wait movement to remind students that text messages can wait until after driving.
Students will learn about "#X," a 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.
Monticello High School is teaming up with AT&T, AAA, the Wisconsin State Patrol and state Rep. Sondy Pope as part of the It Can Wait movement to remind students that text messages can wait until after driving.
Students will learn about "#X," a 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.
