In looking at the McKinney video (In a video posted to YouTube on June 7, Tatiana, a 19-year-old, describes a fight in the moments leading up to police using force to clear a pool party in McKinney, Texas, on June 5) For more, go to http://www.ajc.com/news/news/texas-pool-party-host-white-neighbors-shouted-raci/nmYDS/

Summer is here and pool parties and large gatherings are happening all of the time.

What can you as parents do to protect your kids from similar situations?

Are there precautions to take?  Do you have the “Talk” with your children about these large gatherings and possibly dealing with police?

Please e-mail my colleague Ernie Suggs who is working on a story on this:

Ernie.Suggs@ajc.com

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