COLUMBIA – Richland Two and Fairfield County School Districts along with several surrounding school districts signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Be SMART Program this week.
The MOU will encourage responsible gun ownership and safety. Local law enforcement, Prisma Health and Medical University of South Carolina Health-Columbia are also supporting the MOU.
Be SMART is an acronym which stands for:
S- Secure all guns in your home and vehicles,
M- Model responsible behavior around guns,
A- Ask about the presence of unsecured guns in other homes your children visit,
R- Recognize the role of guns in suicide,
T- Tell your peers to be SMART.
The Be SMART program, developed by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, helps parents and other adults normalize conversations about gun safety and take responsible actions that can prevent child gun deaths and injuries.
Superintendents (or their designees) from Richland Two, Fairfield, Calhoun, Lexington 3, Lexington 4, Orangeburg, Richland One, and Sumter School Districts are participating.
The meeting was held at the Richland Two Institute for INnovaton (R212) Conference Center in Columbia.