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Old Sneakers Motivate for Walking Success in Mt. Holly
If someone were to tell you that an old sneaker spray painted gold would motivate an entire student body to walk, would you believe it?—Seriously? In October of 2012, Sacred Heart Elementary of Mt. Holly decided to partner with Cross County Connection to establish a Safe Routes to School program. [...]
NJ Safe Routes to School Grants Announced!
As part of a package of 35 grants through New Jersey’s Local Aid Program totaling nearly $6.8 million, The Christie Administration announced 25 federally funded Safe Routes to School grants totaling $5.7 million for sidewalk, intersection, crosswalk and other improvements to help children remain safe as they walk or ride [...]
Model School Crossing Guard Municipal Policy Released
Every school day school crossing guards are hard at work making sure children get to and from school safely. While we depend on crossing guards to ensure the safety of our children, according to the Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund of New Jersey, the position of school crossing guard [...]
Facing Cuts to School Busing? Strategies for dealing with the issues
Due to budget cuts, school districts often must reduce or eliminate school busing for students. This is a very difficult decision to make and because it involves the safety of children, emotions can run high when it is discussed. There are, however, several steps schools can and should take before, [...]
Montclair Safe Routes to School
The Township of Montclair applied for and received funding through NJDOT for a district-wide Safe Routes to School program to develop school action plans to encourage safe walking and biking to school for 10 Montclair Schools. A consultant team lead by RBA Group and assisted by Meadowlink and Arterial was [...]
Teaching Children Personal Safety: Tips and Strategies
Many parents worry about the safety of their children, whether on the way to or from school, in the park, or anywhere else where constant adult supervision is lacking. One of the biggest concerns for parents is teaching their children how to be properly wary of strangers when out in [...]