Back-to-school activities are definitely in full swing this week, and AAA Kansas is doing its best to remind everybody of different safety points to consider as people get back into the school schedule.
Public Affairs Manager Shawn Steward tells KVOE News this is a time period that may be a lot more hazardous than you might think for pedestrians and cyclists.
Steward says a sticking point, both for AAA and law enforcement, is the amount of drivers passing school buses that have the stop arms out as they load or unload students.
AAA encourages drivers to obey all traffic signals and signs, eliminate distractions like cell phones and keep track of their time.
USD 253 Emporia begins classes with Jump Start for students either new to their respective schools or the district as a whole Tuesday, followed by the first official day districtwide Wednesday. Both will be half-days before the first full day of classes Thursday. For other area districts:
*Classes start Thursday for USD 244 Burlington, USD 284 Chase County, USD 330 Mission Valley, USD 389 Eureka, USD 434 Santa Fe Trail
*USD 243 Lebo-Waverly, USD 245 Southern Coffey County, USD 386 Madison-Virgil, USD 390 Hamilton, USD 420 Osage City, USD 421 Lyndon, USD 454 Burlingame and USD 456 Marais des Cygnes have already started.
Emporia State University begins classes Monday, while Flint Hills Technical College started its classes a week ago.
