Oklahoma School for the Blind to Celebrate Red Ribbon Week

MUSKOGEE -- Oklahoma School for the Blind students will learn to importance of living a drug-free life during Red Ribbon Week, which will be held Oct. 27 to Oct. 30.

Red Ribbon Week is aimed at helping students understand the dangers of drugs. It presents an opportunity for parents, educators and communities to reienforce messages with their students throughout the year.

This time of the year serves as a catalyst for mobilizing communities to educate and encourage activities involving drug prevention.

"At OSB, we believe in empowering our students with the knowledge and support they need to make healthy choices,” OSB Superintendent Brent Pearce said. “Recognizing Red Ribbon Week is our way of joining a nationwide effort to promote drug-free lifestyles and reinforce the message that living drug-free is the key to a bright, safer future." 

The school has been recognizing Red Ribbon Week every October for the last 20 years.

This year, the students will have the opportunity to dress up every day throughout the school week. These fun days will consist of pajama day, crazy hat day, mix-match day and costume day.

OSB is a division of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.

The Oklahoma School for the Blind is the statewide resource for the education of students who are blind or visually impaired. Residential and commuter students meet or exceed all state-mandated education requirements. They receive specialized instruction in Braille, orientation and mobility, optimum use of low vision, adaptive equipment technology and tactile graphic skills not readily available at other public schools in the state. OSB also provides thousands of hours of free services each year for students attending other public schools, their families and their school staff.

For more information about the Oklahoma School for the Blind, contact 918-781-8200 or visit http://osb.k12.ok.us/.

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