Story from Dillon, SC about a visit of The Choice Bus:
The Choice Bus is a half-prison, half-classroom mobile experience dedicated to reducing the dropout rate and the latest tool created by the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation.
Students at Dillon High School boarded the bus and watched the documentary, InsideOut. While watching, students heard from people in prison who encouraged youth to get an education because they learned the hard way what can happen when you drop out of school.
After the presentation, a life like jail cell was revealed. To make the consequences of dropping out of school more tangible, the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation built a life-sized replica of a prison cell on the bus. It included a toilet and a bunk.
"If we can just touch a couple of lives and save a couple of children from making bad choices or choice of not getting their education, then we've done our job," said Executive Director of the foundation, Phil Christian.
The Choice Bus first rolled out in September of 2008 and has already impacted more than 40,000 students across the country. More info about the Choice Bus can be found at the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation website: mattiecstewart.org.
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