Body Safety, a prevention and education program was developed by Sgt. Terry Hall, a retired veteran of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. This program teaches elementary school-aged children that their bodies belong to them and that they have the right to say “NO” to a touch to their private parts for “no good reason or just to play a game.”
During the Body Safety presentation, children are taught the proper names and locations of their private body parts utilizing anatomical dolls, when it is okay for private body parts to be touched and who to tell if someone does touch their private parts for “no good reason or just to play a game.”
Participating Programs
Over 10,000 elementary school children in and around Hamilton County participate in the Body Safety Prevention and Education Program yearly. Schools currently participating in the Body Safety program are:
Carmel Schools:
Carmel Elementary
Cherry Tree
College Wood
Forest Dale
Mohawk Trails
Orchard Park
Prairie Trace
Smoky Row
Towne Meadow
West Clay
Woodbrook
Hamilton Heights Schools:
Hamilton Heights Primary
Hamilton Southeastern Schools:
Brook School Road
Fishers Elementary
Hoosier Road
Lebanon Schools:
Central
Harney
Hattie B. Stokes
Perry-Worth
Noblesville Schools:
Hazel Dell
Hinkle Creek
Noble Crossing
North Elementary
Promise Road
Stony Creek
White River
Sheridan:
Sheridan Elementary
Westfield Washington Schools:
Carey Ridge
Maple Glen
Oak Trace
Shamrock Springs
Washington Woods
Monon Trail
Private Schools:
Holy Cross Lutheran
Jewish Community Center
Our Lady of Grace
St Louis DeMontfort
St Maria Goretti
Pre-schools:
Abacus - Carmel
Body Safety Instructors
Instructors for the Body Safety Program include staff and community volunteers. Each instructor is screened, trained and coordinated by Chaucie's Place staff. All volunteers attend a training seminar, learn to use a script developed specially for the Body Safety Program and shadow experienced instructors until they are ready to present on their own. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out our volunteer application and send it into Chaucie's Place.