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California School for the Deaf Students, CHP Debut 'Don't Text and Drive' Video

By Bay City News Service

The California Highway Patrol has teamed up with the California School for the Deaf in Fremont to create a video urging young drivers -- both deaf and hearing -- to not text and drive.

The one-minute video, a public service announcement, is having its premiere screening at the school's Klopping Theater this afternoon, school spokeswoman Julie Rems-Smario said.

High school students at the School for the Deaf discussed their driving experiences with CHP officers and talked about how they often text and drive at the same time, Rems-Smario said.

The CHP officers taught them the importance of putting away their phones while behind the wheel, Rems-Smario said.

The students then wrote a script about a deaf boy and girl who meet and fall in love. The story includes the universal message about the potentially fatal consequences of distracted driving.

Students then acted out the script in the public service video.

Rems-Smario said no matter whether teens are hearing or deaf, "They also text all the time. It's a norm of the generation."

The California School for the Deaf is located at 39350 Gallaudet Dr. in Fremont.

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