New Germany Rural High School is among the first in the country to participate in the RCMP's new way of interacting with young people. Its called "RCMP Talks", and is a series of live, interactive video-conferences taking place in several Canadian schools in the coming months. Each RCMPTalk conversation will allow students from up to six different Canadian classrooms per session to hold a discussion via social media, and pose questions to designated guests. This afternoon as part of National Safe Driving Week, students at New Germany Rural High will talk with the President of MADD Canada and a 28 year old man who was injured in a car accident while texting and driving. Through these sessions, the RCMP hopes to enhance its approaches to educating, engaging and empowering youth on tough issues such as bullying, violence and impaired and distracted driving.
