Four staff members from the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office took part in the Stranger-Danger program at the Wakulla Education Center last week.

Sgt. Charles Porter, Det. Rob Giddens Deputy Evelyn Brown and Det. Jeremy Johnston visited with approximately 120 students, ranging in age from three to five, at WEC.

The sheriff’s office has an ongoing partnership with the school district and responds to requests to speak to students on a variety of subjects.

Det. Johnston grabbed the attention of the students by telling them about various scenarios they may encounter in the community. The bottom line of his message: Stranger-Danger.

The law enforcement officials told the students about using the emergency 911-telephone line and look for people in uniform. “Look for the good guys,” Johnston told the students.

Officials told students never to touch guns and seek a grown up they know if they encounter a stranger who wants to talk to them.

All of the students followed the instructions of saying aloud, “I don’t know you. You are a stranger.”

Students also learned to identify police vehicles, how to react when they get lost in a store and not to share secrets with strangers.

Sheriff David Harvey added that it is never too early to reach the children with the message of safety and how law enforcement officials are there to assist them.

“This can apply to adults as well as children,” the sheriff said. “We have had female victims of crimes who were approached by people they did not know.”