NCPC

Now that fall is here & school is back in full swing, kids will be spending more time away from home & out of your sight. Follow these tips from the National Crime Prevention Council to help keep your kids safer & help "Take A Bite Out Of Crime."

• Check out the routs your child takes when walking or biking to school - whatever your child's age. Check out school bus or regular bus stop areas if your child uses them. Look for hazardous short cuts that might tempt kids to take them out of public view. Agree on safe walking & biking areas with your children.
• Tell your child that anything that makes him or her uncomfortable or suspicious should be reported immediately to you & to school officials.
• Make sure your child travels with others to & from school; kids in groups are generally safer.
• Encourage your child's school to provide anger management & conflict resolution training & to consider enlisting students as mediators for their peers - even elementary age children have done well.
• Ask about the safety plan for your child's school. How are local Police involved? How are students & parents involved? What emergencies have been considered?