It's a right of passage getting behind the wheel for the first time and teaching your child how to drive.
Jackie Clay wants her 15-year-old son to know what to do. But she also wants him to learn something she can't teach.
"It's a privilege first of all to be driving," said Clay. "I'm a parent, I want to know the right way, you know, that my child should react in a situation if they get pulled over by a police officer."
She wants her son and other teens to know how to respond when they see the flashing lights.
"We want them to know what to do and not just to panic" Clay said.
Especially after a Michigan teen died during a traffic stop last year.
"There's a lack of communication and understanding for our students in terms of roles, the many roles of the police officers actually serve in" said Glenda Hammond.
Hammond is the director for Michigan State's Upward Bound program. The program encourages high school students to go for post-secondary education. Hammond said she wanted to bring in MSU Police because she wants her students to be familiar with the law enforcement.
"We want the community to be informed and to be educated on their rights and what they need to do and what officers should be doing," said Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor.
During a traffic stop police say instead of rushing down to get your drivers license and insurance. To instead put your hands on the wheels and wait.
Sgt. McGlothian-Taylor says doing so keeps her officers safe, "we can see their hands they're not reaching for anything, they're not going into their bags they're not reaching under the seat. And then we know that we're gonna be safe."
She says it's crucial to start this conversation with new drivers before they get behind the wheel alone.
"It's important to teach these types of classes so that our community is safe and we are safe" Sgt. McGlothian-Taylor said.
