Millington Central High student wins Tennessee civics essay contest
Gena Ann Parker was one of dozens of students across Tennessee who served as poll workers during the Presidential election in November. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24) Published: 12:49 PM CST February 1, 2021 Updated: 5:21 PM CST February 1, 2021
MILLINGTON, Tenn. A Mid-South student won first place in the Tennessee civics essay contest.
Gena Ann Parker is a student at a Millington Central High School. She was one of dozens of students across Tennessee who served as poll workers during the Presidential election in November.
Secretary of State Tre Hargett said she wrote an inspiring essay about her experience, and why this election meant so much to her and the many first-time voters she helped.
FULTON â January marks the 17th National Stalking Awareness Month, an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking.
The Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center defines stalking as, âA pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.â
Some of these behaviors might include unwanted contact via phone calls, text messages, and social media, as well as unwanted gifts, showing up unannounced or approaching an individualâs family/friends, monitoring, surveillance, property damage and threats.
The theme for NSAM is âKnow It. Name It. Stop It.,â and this year, SPARC is asking individuals to learn, teach, share, and reflect on stalking in their own communities in an effort to combat harmful stereotypes surrounding stalking through education.
FULTON â January marks the 17th National Stalking Awareness Month, an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking.
The Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center defines stalking as, âA pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.â
Some of these behaviors might include unwanted contact via phone calls, text messages, and social media, as well as unwanted gifts, showing up unannounced or approaching an individualâs family/friends, monitoring, surveillance, property damage and threats.
The theme for NSAM is âKnow It. Name It. Stop It.,â and this year, SPARC is asking individuals to learn, teach, share, and reflect on stalking in their own communities in an effort to combat harmful stereotypes surrounding stalking through education.
The Domestic Violence Action Center says people don’t realize stalking is a form of domestic abuse, especially if the behavior is perceived as non-violent.
National Stalking Awareness Month: Prevention and Resources
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. As the month comes to a close it s important to recognize that this is an issue year round. Stalking is terrifying and often escalates into violence. I have personally been a victim of cyber stalking and physical stalking and the trauma is damaging. I do know that I m not at all alone in this.
The statistics on stalking are jarring. Did you know more than 1 in 6 women and 1 in 17 men will be stalked in their lifetimes? Stalking isn t just following. There are a number of tactics and behaviors stalkers do to scare their victims, including: