On Thursday, April 4, the Marshall County Sheriff's Office and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) met for the first time with 16 students and three teachers from the Marshall County Schools (including students from Lewisburg, Chapel Hill, and Cornersville) who are in the Alternative School for various reasons.

The class, called CAMP (Children's Attitude Management Program), was conducted with the hope of the students taking back with them a better attitude and for them to have fun while learning how to change their behavior.

Those attending were greeted by Sheriff Norman Dalton with a brief introduction of the NAMI program, telling what the program would consist of and the activities of the day. The students were enlightened by speakers such as Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett, Brenda Stacey-Scott, along with others from the NAMI Association, and School Resource Officer Mauro Edwards from Cornersville High School. The students were given the opportunity to tour the jail. All were served with a catered lunch at 11 a.m. Gifts were given during the day.

The students were very respectful and well mannered and seemed very receptive to the program, giving the speakers their full attention.

This program was funded by Dalton with no expense to the Marshall County citizens. There are high hopes this program will continue in the future with the help of Mike Wiles, Executive Director of the Joint Economic and Community Development Board.

All in all, Dalton hoped this program would impress at least one child in some form or fashion. For more information on the NAMI program, go to www.namitn.org.