Neenah Police Officers Teach Self Defense to Neenah High School Students

The Neenah Police Department has partnered with Neenah High School to teach students personal protection. The world is ever changing and unfortunately numbers of young adults being assaulted, abducted, and worse continue to rise. According to the latest statistics from the SAFETI CLEARING HOUSE, 1 in 12 college females will be a victim of an assault or attempted assault within a one-year period. Of those that are victimized, it is estimated that only 8% come forward to report the crime.

Student Assistance Program/Health Coordinator Vicki Beyer is painfully aware of these statistics and instead of accepting them as a fact of life, she looked to equip young people with the tools to fight back. She contacted the Neenah Police Department to see if officers could translate their real life experiences to the students in her classes. The Neenah Police Department developed a self-defense program that officers volunteer to bring to the students. The officers relate real life simple situations coupled with practical physical responses to best equip a student both mentally and physically for an assault.