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P. U. E. Students Wear Red for Red Ribbon Week

On Monday, October 24, 2016, Poplarville Upper Elementary kicked off its annual celebration of Red Ribbon Week.  Red Ribbon Week is dedicated to federal drug enforcement agent Enrique Camerena, who was killed by drug traffickers in Mexico in 1985.  In response to his death, angered parents across the country began wearing red ribbons to symbolize their commitment toward a drug free America.  In 1988, congress officially proclaimed the first Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31.  Over 100,000 schools and organizations nationwide celebrate this week.  
 
 
 
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The Poplarville School District offers educational/vocational opportunities on a nondiscriminatory basis in compliance with the requirements of the following federal civil rights legislation: Title VI, Title IX, the Vocational Amendments of 1976 and 1979, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act. Further, the Poplarville School District offers equal educational and employment opportunities to all persons without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, or disability. The district’s contact coordinator for compliance with these requirements is Stachia Peterson, Title IX Coordinator and 504 Coordinator 302 South Julia Street, Poplarville, Mississippi 39470, Phone (601) 795-6153.

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