The American Red Cross back to school safety list
•August 14, 2024•
A reminder for drivers as school buses take to the road again
The American Red Cross offers this checklist you can follow to help make sure your student is safe as they go back to the classroom.
If your student is younger or going to school for the first time, teach them their phone number, address, how to get in touch with their parents at work, how to get in touch with another trusted adult and how to dial 911 also teach young children not to talk to strangers or accept rides from someone they don’t know.
If your child walks to school, teach them to walk on the sidewalk. If no sidewalk is available, walk facing traffic. Stop and look left, right and left again to see if cars are coming and never run out into the street or cross between parked cars. Cross the street at the corner, obey traffic signals and stay in the crosswalk.