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Battulion s TATE Page 7 ♦ Tuesday, April 27, 1999 perts say safety education key o protecting America’s youth Bush but cou those-: by ex: uur sou: are, inn iiousoi: i of his 'llis^r'. led. DALLAS (AP) — The headlines it week were full of frightening es,especially for young people. Fourteen students and a teacher id during a shooting spree at a nver-area high school. In Texas, 6-year-old Opal Jo Jen- igs of Saginaw remained missing er being abducted from her front rd March 26; 3-year-old Cristy no of Irving was found dead in j mnity River four days after nishmg from her mother’s apart- intland two toddlers were found in in a Central Texas creek. Parents were alarmed by these ?nts, which occurred during Na nai Week of the Young Child. lla| police received a surge of re- ests for child-safety presenta- ns. Experts say that while adults of- i want to teach children to re- ?ctlieir elders, they should also iphasize that it is OK — even '■B- to say no. They say chil- ?n leed explicit instruction that ;y can run away or refuse to let adult touch them. Safety education should be taught like academic subjects and continuously reinforced and up dated as children mature, said Dal las Police Lt. Bill Walsh, who works in the Child Abuse and Exploitation Unit. And adults shouldn’t let down their guard after news of the “Supervision by a caretaker needs to be the paramount defense” — Lt. Bill Walsh Dallas Police Department current tragedies subsides, he said. “Supervision by a caretaker needs to be the paramount de fense,” Walsh said, “because even if a child has memorized all these rules, against a motivated, strong offender they don’t stand a chance.” Pam Holm of Dallas said she al- NEWS IN BRIEF ready watches her two young chil dren closely. Now, she said she will forbid them from playing alone in their fenced backyard. “It’s sad times when we have to do this with 3-year-olds because they should not have to be worried about these things,” said Holm, a full-time homemaker and former emergency room nurse. Experts say children are much more likely to be hurt by someone they know — most often their own parents — than they are to be snatched by a stranger. The federal government report ed this month that the number of child abuse or neglect cases has dropped slightly over the last four years, though officials acknowl edged that other studies show the victims may be undercounted. Texas statistics reveal an in crease in violence against young children. The Dallas Morning News reported that the state logged a record-high 176 child abuse homi cides last year. That figure repre sents a 70 percent increase over the previous year. 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Albert Diaz said Mon- y investigators believe the adults were shot, then the ? was set to cover evidence of the slayings. “There was no forced entry. We have reason to be- ^e that obviously it was somebody they knew be- tse there is not forced entry,” Diaz said. Investigators say nothing appeared to be missing m the house. When firefighters arrived at the home, the blaze nearly extinguished. The bodies of the girls were aid in a bedroom; Herrera was on the floor of the garage, and Tirado was in the living room. “Everyone is just devastated about this,” said Migdalia Mendez, a cousin of Tirado. “I just can’t imagine who would do this ... I just don’t get it.” Ex-con priest faces molestation charges NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (AP) — A Tarrant Coun ty priest who served prison time for stealing money from a parish has retired amid charges that he sexu ally abused a Massachusetts man about 20 years ago. The Rev. 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