Maywood Police Department offers some
safety suggestions for parents and students.
School Bus Passengers: Most school bus-related injuries and fatalities occur when children are
approaching or leaving a school bus. Instruct your children to cross at least 10 feet in
front of the bus so the bus driver sees them. Enter the roadway only if the driver signals
that it is safe to cross and continue to look left for approaching cars while crossing.
Teach children to stay seated on the bus, keeping head and arms inside at all times, and
buckle up if safety belts are present.
Pedestrians: Choose the
safest route to school and walk it with your child prior to the first day of school until
he or she is thoroughly familiar with it. Teach your children to walk on the sidewalk. If
none exists, keep to the left and walk facing approaching traffic. Cross at comers or
crosswalks. Always stop first, look left, right and left again for approaching traffic and
keep on looking while crossing. When possible, plan your child's route so he or she will
cross the major intersections protected by our crossing guards.
Cyclists: Plan a safe bike
route away from busy streets. Teach children to follow the rules of the road, riding to
the right with traffic and heeding all signs and signals. New Jersey law requires cyclists
under age 14 to wear approved bicycle helmets but the Police Department urges their use
for all ages. Head injuries account for over 60% of bicycle-related deaths. Bike helmets
are proven to reduce the risk of head injury by 85%. Traffic and Parking: With regard to
traffic and parking around the schools, experience tells us that the first few weeks of
school are chaotic. The best system is drop and go, if possible. Let the school staff
supervise your child into the building. If you must walk your child into the building,
please try and minimize the length of time your car is left in the street.
Memorial School
Parents driving to Memorial School will notice that some
alterations have been made to the roadway on West Fairmount Avenue. The roadway has been
widened for a "drop and go" on the south side of the street for vehicles
traveling eastbound.
Memorial School 845-9113
