The state of Florida is launching a serious security initiative geared toward serving to parents or guardians shortly current information to regulation enforcement ought to a younger little one go lacking.
Last week, Attorney General Ashley Moody introduced the parents of each kindergartner within the state will obtain a free Child ID equipment to maintain of their residence.
Working with the National Child ID program, Moody stated the kits are low-tech instruments that assist parents document and safely retailer vital information about their youngsters in a single place in case an emergency arises.
“As a mother, I truly hope no parent ever needs to utilize the kit—but should a child go missing, it could prove vital in helping law enforcement and the public in their search,” Moody stated.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody declares Child ID kits might be distributed to each mum or dad with a kindergartner within the state.
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Moody stated roughly 250,000 kits might be supplied to all Florida faculty districts for distribution to parents of kindergartners in public, non-public and constitution faculties.
Once obtained, the parents can make the most of a equipment by gathering information about their little one, comparable to bodily traits, pictures, fingerprints and DNA, that may be worthwhile to authorities ought to the kid ever go lacking.
According to the National Child Identification Program, greater than 800,000 children go missing within the U.S. yearly – which breaks down to one each 40 seconds. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement stated greater than 25,000 incidents involving lacking youngsters have been reported to companies throughout the state in 2021.
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A take a look at the directions parents will obtain within the Child ID equipment for capturing their kid’s fingerprints.
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Florida Sheriffs Association President and Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhaus added “there is no such thing as being over prepared when it comes to the safety and wellbeing of our children.”
“With a child going missing every 40 seconds in America, we must all be ready for worst-case scenarios,” Nienhaus stated. “God willing, law enforcement will never need to see your Child ID Kit, but the National Child Identification Program allows families to be proactive with their at-home kit in case of an emergency.”
National Child ID Program Executive Director Kenny Hansmire said Moody is “taking major steps” in main the cost to protect Florida’s children by launching this system and distributing the kits.
“This is a gift of safety from the AG’s office. It does not go into a database,” Hansmire stated. “We hope to God it’s never used, but if [parents] ever need to turn it over to law enforcement, we want them to have it.”
An individual demonstrates how to go away a fingerprint on a card supplied within the National Child ID Program’s equipment.
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The launch is a joint effort between Moody, Hansmire, Nienhaus, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks, and representatives from the Department of Education, Florida Association of District School Superintendents, and Florida Association of School Resource Officers.
In launching this system, Florida joined 24 different states within the U.S. already working with the NCIP. The group reviews greater than 81 million kits have been distributed in all 50 states over the previous 25 years.