Week for bus safety

To the editor:

As autumn turns toward winter, we know the days are growing shorter. When we change our clocks from daylight-saving time back to standard time in the fall, it will be dark even earlier. But what we may not realize is that this also means more children will be traveling to and from school in the dark.

Any motorist knows that a yellow traffic light means prepare to stop if possible. And a red light means stop.

School bus warning lights mean the same thing. Flashing yellow lights mean caution, the bus is preparing to stop. Flashing red lights mean stop, school children are boarding or leaving the school bus. It is a violation to drive past a stopped school bus when the red lights are flashing.

Oct. 18 to 22 is National School Bus Safety Week. Each school day 3,000 student's right here in Jackson ride to and from school in more than 50 school buses. During this week the Jackson School District transportation department will go to each elementary building to teach students how to ride the school bus safely. We will take the students for a short ride and teach them how to load and unload the school bus in a safe matter. There are 3,000 reasons in Jackson each day to drive safely and remain alert when you see a school bus on the road. Please help protect our children. Observe School Bus Safety Week every week.

CAROL WOODS, Transportation Director, Jackson School District, Jackson