Back to School Safety Review
As children throughout the community sharpen their pencils and get ready to head back to class , it ’ s important to ensure they have a safe school year . Here are some tips on how your family can be proactive and avoid potentially harmful situations :
• Make sure your school has your child ’ s updated emergency contact information . Write down any specific instructions that should be followed in case of an emergency , and have the school keep them in your child ’ s file .
• Talk to your child ’ s teachers before classes start and alert them to any medical issues your child has . Also , explain to the teacher what he or she should do if the medical issues arise — such as an allergic reaction , asthma attack or seizure — and provide school personnel with emergency medication such as EpiPens ® ( Epinephrine Auto-Injectors ) and inhalers .
• Help your children memorize important phone numbers so that they know how to get in touch with you and other trusted adults . Also , make sure those numbers are programmed into their cell phones , or provide them with a list of phone numbers that they can keep in their backpacks or wallets at all times .
• Let your children know exactly who they can go home with after school if their regular ride can ’ t pick them up , and make sure they know not to accept rides from people who aren ’ t on the list .
• If your children will be walking to school , walk the route with them several times before classes start to make sure they understand traffic laws and can walk the route on their own . Also , find a friend or sibling they can walk with , and make sure they always use the buddy system .
• Show your children which houses in the neighborhood they can go to in case no one is at home after school .
• Report reckless drivers to the police to help make sure the neighborhoods remain safe , particularly during times when kids are going to and returning from school .
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