Safety Bulletin: Tips for Children and Parents

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Safety Tips for Children

• You can help keep your school a safe place. If you see someone committing a crime, during or after school, call 911.

• To and from school:
  • Walk with a parent/guardian or friends
  • Stay away from strangers and especially strangers in vehicles
  • Cross streets at a light or crosswalk
  • Choose a safe and designated route to school - safe corridor
  • When riding the bus, stay seated and act mature
  • Be aware of everything and everyone near you

• While at school:
  • Stay until dismissal - you are safer at school
  • Know the rules and abide by them
  • Stay away from persons outside the school yard fence
  • Help us keep you safe

Safety Tips for Parents

• Keep a recent photograph of your child & you may have your child’s fingerprints taken
• Show your child how to dial 911 and from where
• Provide your child’s school with current emergency information
• Check your child’s route to and from school and show your child where fire and police stations are located
• Make sure your child knows his or her full name, address, and phone number
• Make sure your child knows to stay away from strangers
• and to yell for help if approached
• Test your children occasionally to see if they remember the Safety Tip information you have taught them
• Safe driving around the school zones & NO CELL PHONE USE!
• Do not proceed around school buses that are dropping off or picking up students!
• Please help us keep your schools safe.
• As parents and members of the community you can make a difference in your neighborhood school. If you see any of the below listed activities occurring at or around your neighborhood schools, please call LaGrange Park Police Department at 911 for in progress emergencies or non-emergency at (708)-352-2151.
  • Arson
  • Burglary
  • Suspicious persons
  • Truants and/or Gang Activity
  • Any other criminal activity

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