Arlington, VA (Vocus) 30 teamed September 2010

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ULN) do with Scholastic to warm up to safety in this winter, a classroom program of education, focusing on fire safety and electrical safety is awareness for children grades 3 a ? 5.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), an estimated 53,000 electrical fires in U.S. homes per year. Almost a third of these fires in the winter months.

The goal of this new program is to help school children and their families nationwide to electrical safety and educate the importance of a properly maintained smoke detectors in home. The program also provides guidance for the safe use of portable heaters.

â? Curiosity to learn is a natural part of childhood, but it can be very dangerous when it comes to power, come from? President warns IBSE Brett Brenner. â? IBSE dedicated to reducing the number of childhood injuries and deaths from electrical accidents and fires through knowledge and awareness.â p> ???? This fall, 150 000 teachers in grade 3-5 will receive a free poster with IBSE national doctrine? s eccentric Private I. Plug mascot. The poster includes advice on electrical safety and fire services, teaching materials and worksheets with fun activities for students. Each participant will receive a special home with other like to share with her family, which contains memories of the year homeland security plan and maintenance of smoke detectors. Teachers and families can download free materials to protect their homes against electrical hazards and fire at www.scholastic.com / IBSE.

â? simple observation of fire and electrical safety in the classroom and at home can greatly reduce the risk of injury and death due to electrical accidents and fires, â? Brenner notes. â? Winter is the perfect time to introduce these important safety issues, because statistics show that increasing home electrical fires and accidents in general during the ‘cold months.â ????

IBSE has maximized the impact and extent of security Warm Up This Winter! Program through the use of the Foundation? The expertise in this area and Scholastica? s proven high-quality educational materials and unique reach in the class.

â? The classrooms are a great place to start introducing students to the importance of electrical safety and fire protection and empowering them to advocate of safety in school and at home, â? ? said Ann Amstutz Hayes, vice president, Scholastic InSchool. â? With this free resource, students and their families will be well on their way to their homes winter.â to protect against electrical hazards and fire them?

funds for this program was a program from 2009 Fire Protection and Safety (FP & S) Grant from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency made available.

FP & S grants are awarded each year to improve public safety and fire hazards and fire-related, focusing on fire prevention and safety programs for high risk groups such as children and firefighters.

FP & S grants are part of the assistance, the fire grant program (AFG) and are under the supervision of the Directorate for grants in the Federal Emergency Management Agency. For more information on grant assistance to the fire grant program and fire prevention and safety, visit www.firegrantsupport.com.


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www.scholastic.com / IBSE to learn more about IBSE? s warm-up for safe this winter! Program.

for Electrical Safety Foundation International (ULN)

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ULN) exclusively to promoting electrical safety dedicated. IBSE proudly sponsors National Electrical Safety Month in May, and engages in educational campaigns throughout the year to prevent electrical fires, injuries and deaths at home and place of work. For more information about IBSE and National Electrical Safety month visitors www.electrical-safety.org.

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: CMHC) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of books children s pool and a leading provider of educational technology and related services and the media pool for children s ????? ???????. Scholastic creates quality books, print and technology-based learning materials and programs, periodicals, multimedia and other products that help children learn at school and at home. The company distributes its products and services worldwide book fairs by a variety of channels, including book clubs and schools, retail stores, schools, libraries, on-air and online at www.scholastic. com.

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