The SWR School District prepared its youngest learners for a safe
educational journey to and from school. Elementary students boarded the
Eastern Suffolk BOCES mobile classroom and received an interactive
lesson on bus safety from a trained professional educator who
administers the program. “Safety Sally,” taught the students bus stop
behavior, boarding and exiting a school bus properly and demonstrations
in seatbelt use and proper seating while on the bus. They also learned
about danger zones, universal crossing signals and emergency bus drills
before finishing their visit with an evacuation assisted by BOCES
transportation specialist Jason Callahan. Each student was also
presented with reinforcement materials to share with their families and
friends.