Caddo Public School, Caddo, Oklahoma, participated in the national “Spread the Word to End the ‘r’ Word” day on March 3 by asking students to take the “My Words Matter” pledge. Two special needs students visited each class and talked about the ‘r’ word and how it affected students.

Dianne Horton, Special Olympic Coach, Caddo School said. “We asked each class to use alternative words and be more mindful of our students. The response was overwhelming.”

The group gathered over 450 names from the school. The group also took students to the Bank and to our local Dairy Queen where the were able to secure additional names and commitments. The entire school participated in the event.

The commitment cards will remain on our wall at the school for the rest of the month of March as a constant reminder to the students of their commitment.

Each time our Special Needs students pass by the wall they look at the pledges and tell teachers, “that the kids did this for us .”

“They are so happy!” Horton said. “It was a pleasure to participate in this activity awareness.”