The Marietta Police Department distributed the following news release about its Rad Kids safety education program:

The Marietta Police Department is dedicated to protecting its citizens in every way possible. While our primary focus is on finding ways to fight and prevent crime, we are also dedicated to finding ways that will educate and protect our youth.  To that end, the Marietta Police Department is involved in protecting children through a program called Rad Kids. 

Rad Kids is a safety education program that emphasizes personal empowerment. The class is a 10-hour course designed for children between the ages of 5 and 7 and 8-12 years of age.  Topics covered include how to prevent bullying, and how to stay safe while on the internet, at home, at school, in a vehicle, and outdoors.  In addition to these issues, we will discuss the many tricks used by child predators and the physical resistance strategies that kids can use to thwart these possible child abduction attempts. 

The Marietta Police Department currently has two classes scheduled for this summer. Openings are still available for this class, so reserve your spot now!  The cost for this class is $10. Please sign up your own kids or refer us to parents with young children. 

5-7 year olds

May 25-29 / 9am-11am

The classes will be held in the gym at Park St. Elem (105 Park St. Marietta GA 30060).  Parents interested in signing up their children should visit:

https://5-7-year-old-class2026.eventbrite.com

8-12 year olds

June 1-5 / 9am-11am

The classes will be held in the gym at Park St. Elem(105 Park St. Marietta GA 30060).  Parents interested in signing up their children should visit:

https://8-12SummeCamp2026.eventbrite.com

If you have any questions regarding Rad Kids, please contact Officer Paul Hill via email at: phill@mariettaga.gov.  Additional info available at http://www.radkids.org.