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ELENA CHERNEY \u2013 THE GAZETTE – Novenber 3, 1994<\/strong><\/p>\n

At Beaconstield’s Ecole Primaire, first and second graders waiting for their lunchtime self-defence class cao reel off the police description of the \u00ab\u00a0bad guy\u00a0\u00bb who tried to abduct two local schoolgirls last month.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0He smells like fish and he wears a long coat,\u00a0\u00bb says Lydiane, 7.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0And he has glasses,\u00a0\u00bb adds Kyle, also 7.<\/p>\n

With a would-be abductor and bathroom stalker somewhere at large on the West Island, schools are locking doors, parents are rnanning the locked doors, and the children inside are being streetproofed.<\/p>\n

Children not yet able to read are being taught to recognize the bad guys, and, at 45 pounds, they’re also being taught how to get away l’rom the bad guys.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0OK, what did we say sexual assault was?\u00a0\u00bb George Manoli, a Montreal Urban Community police constable, karate black-belt and self-styled street-proofer who gives classes at schools and Ys around the city, asks the 6- and 7-yearolds sitting on the gym stage. The 14 children are quiet for a moment, and then one raises his hand.<\/p>\n

It’s when someone touches the part of you covered with your bathing-suit,\u00a0\u00bb the child says.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Good,\u00a0\u00bb Manoli says. \u00ab\u00a0But how about if they ask you to touch them? Is that sexual assault’<\/p>\n

Manoli talks about sexual assault matter-of-factly, reminding his charges that the assailant can be someone they know, a relative, babysitter, or friend. The children have obviously been through his drill many times and know most of the answers, raising their hands eagerly to show off how much they’ve leamed.<\/p>\n

The children’s favorite part of the class is clearly the role-play, where Manoli, padded like a football player, tries out verballures on the children, grabs them,\u2022and challenges them to show off what they’ve learned.<\/p>\n

They get to hit, punch, scream and kick a grown-up in the middle of the school day – most emerge l’rom Manoli’s grasp smiling as their classmates otfer criticisms. (\u00ab\u00a0Y ou should have screamed louder,\u00a0\u00bb or, \u00ab\u00a0why didn’t you try scratching?\u00a0\u00bb)<\/p>\n

Manoli has been teaching self-defence to women and teens for 17 years and to children for four, he said. For his school and Y sessions, he charges between $60 and $75 per child for a six to 10 week course, he said.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0It’s a no-nonsense approach,\u00a0\u00bb ManoIi explains, describing how he has adapted sophisticated martial arts moves to suit small children and women in heels.<\/p>\n

No-nonsense is the right approach, says former Y outh Protection officer Nancy Craig.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0The simpler the better,\u00a0\u00bb she says. \u00ab\u00a0There are practical things that kids need to learn. They can kick and scream.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0They need to leam that’s okay. They have a right to not go with someone if they’re afraid.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Leaming to say no is a form of empowerrnent, a concept central to Devon Rice’s Street Smart Kids program.<\/p>\n

Rice teaches intensive weekendseminars for children, and aims to go beyond simply preparing them to battle the streets, she says.<\/p>\n

With the help of a social worker and two martial artists, Rice says she has developed a program that helps children cope with schoolyard bullies and teasing they don’t like as weIl as street attackers.<\/p>\n

Rice founded her non-profit organization in 1993 after researching programs for her daughter Christina, who was abducted a decade ago as a toddler but was retumed safely to Rice .<\/p>\n

A Street Smart Kids seminar costsabout $135, but Rice will lower the priee if parents organize a group of 20 children, she said. She also works on a sliding scale for those who can’t afford the regular fee.<\/p>\n

Rice says the West Island incidents have boosted interest in her program – she has had calls from 10 parents in the last week hoping to organize group sessions, she says.<\/p>\n

And no matter how good your child’s program might be, without parental involvement, a child will not be street-proof, Craig said.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0You have to do it incrementally. You start with a very young child, teaching them they can say no when they want to, even to a simple thing like tickling.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Parents who want to learn more about street-proofing their own chi!dren can contact the Missing Chi!dren’s Network, which ofJersfree, 45 minute sessions for parents, said Mabyn Armstrong, director of prevention.<\/p>\n

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