Who should be involved with the Safe Routes to School program?
Anyone with a passion for children’s health and safety should be involved with a Safe Routes to School program. School teams can include the Governor, County Boards of Education administrators, school principals, teachers, parents, students, law enforcement officers, County Health Department representatives, school nurses, mayors, metropolitan planning organizations, county commissioners, state legislators, County development authorities, Division of Highways District traffic and right of way representatives, city engineers from the local public works department, trail and bike group representatives, city or county parks and recreation specialists, Parent-Teacher Associations, neighborhood association members, non-profit organizations….the possibilities are nearly endless.