Walk To School Event Day Celebrated Across Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The Orange County Sheriff's Department, Orange County Health Agency and schools at city's across the county worked together Wednesday to sponsor National Walk To School Day events. Walkers brought signs, wore bright vests and formed "walking school buses" of children with parent volunteers in front and behind.

Drivers were advised to be slow in the area, as children were walking by in record numbers. Social media streams picked up pictures of kids and parents enjoying a beautiful Southern California morning carrying backpacks, holding hands and sauntering to school in record numbers.

Olive Street School had their fires "Walking Schoolbus" thanks to parent volunteers who carried signs and kept little feet on the sidewalk.

Kids in Ladera Palma made signs and volunteers decked out in bright orange for safety, as early October was all about forming healthy habits like walking to school.

"Even if you have to leave a little early it's worth it to walk," one parent said.

No one was more brightly decked out than the Orange County Health Care Agency, who even had a few mascot cones for good measure.

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Photo courtesy OCSD