FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
R
OBERTO MARTÍNEZ
P
HOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
CONTACT PERSON
Penny Detscher
850-245-0480
205-0480
Penny.Detscher@fldoe.org
K-12:
2006-156
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District Superintendents
FROM:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
DATE:
October 30, 2006
November 13 – 19, 2006
Florida Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week is November 13-19, 2006. This is the first week of its kind
for paralysis anywhere in the United States. This week is designed to show children how some of the
things they do in every day life could potentially lead to a spinal cord injury if proper safety measures are
not taken. The goal is to reduce the number of spinal cord injuries in the state.
There are approximately 11,000 new spinal cord injuries each year in the United States and the most at-
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Several resources are readily available and can be found at
http://www.firn.edu/doe/besss/health/comphome.htm.
We would appreciate any information that you can share with your students.
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cc: District Health Education Coordinators
District Health Services Coordinators
District Physical Education Coordinators
District Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinators
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
