Every 15 minutes
Every 15 Minutes is a two-day program focusing on high school juniors and seniors, which challenges them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, and the responsibility of making mature decisions. Along with alcohol related crashes, it focuses on the impact that their decisions would have on family and friends.
The Every 15 Minutes program originated in Canada and was soon adopted in the United States first in Spokane, Washington. The site of the first Every 15 Minutes program was in Chico which was presented by the Chico Police Department in 1995.
First Day- The first day of the presentation starts with a student being removed from class, immediately after the start of the day. Following that, an additional student is removed from class every fifteen minutes. The students that are pulled from class get made-up to look dead and become the "living dead". They attend their classes for the rest of the day but are not allowed to speak to anyone. Sometime during the day, usually around 1 p.m, a traffic crash is simulated, on school grounds, which involves some of the students. In the planned crash, at least one of those volunteer students is "killed", one is transported to the hospital but "dies" there, and one student is the "drunk driver." The simulated crash is handled by the responding agencies, such as police, fire, and medical services. The "drunk driver" is arrested by the local police agency. The drunk driver is taken to the local jail and booked and spends the night in jail. The agencies play out a real scenario of the response to a drunk driving crash, in front of all the students. After the crash scene, the "living dead" leave school grounds until the next morning. After the crash scene, the living dead, as well as the members involved in the crash scene go on a retreat. By separating themselves from their communities, the "living dead" reinforce the sentiment of loss and permanence.
Second Day- The second day of the program involves a school assembly in which the involved students return to school. At the assembly, there are different speakers from the community that address different aspects of alcohol related crashes. These can include first hand events, or the perspective of alcohol related crashes from first responders. In addition, the involved students comment on their experiences, as well as some of the parents involved.
The Every 15 Minutes program originated in Canada and was soon adopted in the United States first in Spokane, Washington. The site of the first Every 15 Minutes program was in Chico which was presented by the Chico Police Department in 1995.
First Day- The first day of the presentation starts with a student being removed from class, immediately after the start of the day. Following that, an additional student is removed from class every fifteen minutes. The students that are pulled from class get made-up to look dead and become the "living dead". They attend their classes for the rest of the day but are not allowed to speak to anyone. Sometime during the day, usually around 1 p.m, a traffic crash is simulated, on school grounds, which involves some of the students. In the planned crash, at least one of those volunteer students is "killed", one is transported to the hospital but "dies" there, and one student is the "drunk driver." The simulated crash is handled by the responding agencies, such as police, fire, and medical services. The "drunk driver" is arrested by the local police agency. The drunk driver is taken to the local jail and booked and spends the night in jail. The agencies play out a real scenario of the response to a drunk driving crash, in front of all the students. After the crash scene, the "living dead" leave school grounds until the next morning. After the crash scene, the living dead, as well as the members involved in the crash scene go on a retreat. By separating themselves from their communities, the "living dead" reinforce the sentiment of loss and permanence.
Second Day- The second day of the program involves a school assembly in which the involved students return to school. At the assembly, there are different speakers from the community that address different aspects of alcohol related crashes. These can include first hand events, or the perspective of alcohol related crashes from first responders. In addition, the involved students comment on their experiences, as well as some of the parents involved.
