Jena High sophomore Faith Tucker readies to do a sweep kick onto a cushion held by JHS teacher Sarah Roark while in the background LaSalle Parish Sheriffâs Deputy and self defense instructor Jenny Parker holds a cushion for freshman Hope Pennington during several self defense classes offered to female JHS students last week. (See story and more photos inside this edition.)
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October 4, 2022
Deputy teaches self defense class at JHS
“Every woman should learn the skills to avoid an attack and defend herself when her life is threatened.” The words spoken by LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Jenny Parker regarding self defense training are a mantra she lives by and which she extended to Jena High female students last week in JHS Teacher Sarah Roark’s P.E. classes.