Handle With Care: Oklahoma

Holistic approach

A new program launched by Oklahoma City Public Schools and the Oklahoma City Police Department offers hope to children suffering from trauma.

August 31, 2018

“Handle with care” is a three-letter phrase that could change the life of a child going to school in Oklahoma City. At the beginning of the 2018 school year, Oklahoma City Police Department (OKPD) partnered with Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) to launch the Handle With Care program, one that is simple by design but has the ability to impact a child significantly.

“It’s really an easy process,” OKC police spokesman Paco Balderrama said.

Balderrama explained how the Handle With Care program begins when a police officer is called to a home or a situation where a minor is present. The officer then asks for the child’s name.