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The
junior safety patrol, or
School Safety Patrol™, is a voluntary group of crossing guards involving older students helping younger students cross streets in
elementary school and middle schools across the United States. The program was organized in 1920 by the
American Automobile Association.
As of 1995, safety patrol members were located in 76 percent of the communities across the United States. AAA clubs across the United States and Canada sponsor the 500,000 member safety patrol program in 50,000 schools. Local AAA clubs supply training materials, badges and other materials, including the orange or neon green Sam Browne belt, needed to organize and operate a school safety patrol program. "Tribute to the American Automobile Association School Safety Patrols" U.S. House of Representatives. 10/12/95. Retrieved 8/25/07.
Former safety patrol members include U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton; Dr.
Gary S. Becker, Nobel Prize-winning economist; U.S. Senator John Warner; former Michigan Governor
William Milliken;
Joe Garagiola, member of the
Baseball Hall of Fame;
Lee Iacocca, former Chairman of the Chrysler Corporation, and; Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, along with 21 astronauts. 2007. "AAA School Safety Program™" American Automobile Association. Retrieved 8/25/07.
About
In many towns and cities across the United States today, the School Safety Patrol™ program is operated as a partnership between local police departments, local government departments of transportation engineering, local school districts, and local chapters of the American Automobile Association.
Today, generally, each school that has a junior safety patrol provides either a staff member or parent volunteer who organizes and supervises the junior safety patrol. Members of the patrol take a post at school crossings and work to ensure the safety of fellow students. School staff or members of the local police department may provide training, safety lectures, and an ongoing enforcement effort in areas surrounding schools. School staff or parent volunteers may provide direct supervision and support, while equipment for the safety patrol is provided by the local chapter of the American Automobile Association at a reduced cost or for free. "Fremont Pedestrian Safety Plan", City of Fremont. Retrieved 8/25/07.
History
Early, the role of students in the junior safety patrol was to "teach safety and
role model it." Student members were taught to "direct children, not traffic," as they had authority over the students as they crossed streets, but did not have any authority over vehicular traffic on the streets. "Junior Safety Patrol: A Reminiscence of Loyal Heights Elementary School (Seattle)" HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 8/25/07.
Growing from concern for the well-being of students walking to school, the
Chicago Motor Club pioneered the concept of School Safety Patrols in 1920. "Junior Safety Patrol: A Reminiscence of Loyal Heights Elementary School (Seattle)" HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 8/25/07. The Omaha Police Department in
Omaha, Nebraska instituted one of the first
safety patrols in the United States in 1923. "History of the Omaha Police Department (1900 - 1990)" City of Omaha Police Department. Retrieved 8/25/07. The Junior Safety Patrol was instituted in
Seattle, Washington in 1928, with Seattle Police Department Captain
George W. Kimball organizing the city's Junior Safety Patrol movement, and serving as director from 1928 to his death in 1961. "Police captain George Kimball with Junior Safety Patrols, Seattle, August 1931", University of Washington. Retrieved 8/25/07.
The junior safety patrol movement took hold in the 1930s, and was sponsored by the American Automobile Association. In 1930 a Seattle rally brought together more than 1,000 members. "Junior Safety Patrol: A Reminiscence of Loyal Heights Elementary School (Seattle)" HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 8/25/07. Yearly rallies began in 1931 in Washington, D.C., culminating in the National School Patrol Parade. The 1936 rally had more than 7,000 participants who marched on the United States Capitol. "7,000 to Join Junior Safety Patrol Parade",
Washington Post, 5/22/36. Retrieved 8/25/07. The next year had more than 11,000 participants. "11,000 March In Junior Safety Patrol Parade"
Washington Post, 5/7/38. Retrieved 8/25/07.
See also
References
External links
- "Tribute to the American Automobile Association School Safety Patrols" House of Representatives. 10/12/95.
- "Road Wars: Return of the Safety Patrol"
The
junior safety patrol, or
School Safety Patrol™, is a voluntary group of crossing guards involving older students helping younger students cross streets in elementary school and
middle schools across the
United States. The program was organized in 1920 by the American Automobile Association.
As of 1995, safety patrol members were located in 76 percent of the communities across the United States. AAA clubs across the United States and Canada sponsor the 500,000 member safety patrol program in 50,000 schools. Local AAA clubs supply training materials, badges and other materials, including the orange or neon green Sam Browne belt, needed to organize and operate a school safety patrol program. "Tribute to the American Automobile Association School Safety Patrols" U.S. House of Representatives. 10/12/95. Retrieved 8/25/07.
Former safety patrol members include U.S. Presidents
Jimmy Carter and
Bill Clinton; Dr.
Gary S. Becker,
Nobel Prize-winning economist; U.S. Senator John Warner; former Michigan Governor
William Milliken; Joe Garagiola, member of the
Baseball Hall of Fame;
Lee Iacocca, former Chairman of the
Chrysler Corporation, and; Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger, along with 21 astronauts. 2007. "AAA School Safety Program™" American Automobile Association. Retrieved 8/25/07.
About
In many towns and cities across the United States today, the School Safety Patrol™ program is operated as a partnership between local police departments, local government departments of transportation engineering, local
school districts, and local chapters of the American Automobile Association.
Today, generally, each school that has a junior safety patrol provides either a staff member or parent volunteer who organizes and supervises the junior safety patrol. Members of the patrol take a post at school crossings and work to ensure the safety of fellow students. School staff or members of the local police department may provide training, safety lectures, and an ongoing enforcement effort in areas surrounding schools. School staff or parent volunteers may provide direct supervision and support, while equipment for the safety patrol is provided by the local chapter of the American Automobile Association at a reduced cost or for free. "Fremont Pedestrian Safety Plan", City of Fremont. Retrieved 8/25/07.
History
Early, the role of students in the junior safety patrol was to "teach safety and
role model it." Student members were taught to "direct children, not traffic," as they had authority over the students as they crossed streets, but did not have any authority over vehicular traffic on the streets. "Junior Safety Patrol: A Reminiscence of Loyal Heights Elementary School (Seattle)" HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 8/25/07.
Growing from concern for the well-being of students walking to school, the Chicago Motor Club pioneered the concept of School Safety Patrols in 1920. "Junior Safety Patrol: A Reminiscence of Loyal Heights Elementary School (Seattle)" HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 8/25/07. The
Omaha Police Department in
Omaha, Nebraska instituted one of the first
safety patrols in the United States in 1923. "History of the Omaha Police Department (1900 - 1990)" City of Omaha Police Department. Retrieved 8/25/07. The Junior Safety Patrol was instituted in Seattle, Washington in 1928, with
Seattle Police Department Captain George W. Kimball organizing the city's Junior Safety Patrol movement, and serving as director from 1928 to his death in 1961. "Police captain George Kimball with Junior Safety Patrols, Seattle, August 1931", University of Washington. Retrieved 8/25/07.
The junior safety patrol movement took hold in the 1930s, and was sponsored by the American Automobile Association. In 1930 a Seattle rally brought together more than 1,000 members. "Junior Safety Patrol: A Reminiscence of Loyal Heights Elementary School (Seattle)" HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 8/25/07. Yearly rallies began in 1931 in
Washington, D.C., culminating in the
National School Patrol Parade. The 1936 rally had more than 7,000 participants who marched on the United States Capitol. "7,000 to Join Junior Safety Patrol Parade",
Washington Post, 5/22/36. Retrieved 8/25/07. The next year had more than 11,000 participants. "11,000 March In Junior Safety Patrol Parade"
Washington Post, 5/7/38. Retrieved 8/25/07.
See also
References
External links
- "Tribute to the American Automobile Association School Safety Patrols" House of Representatives. 10/12/95.
- "Road Wars: Return of the Safety Patrol"
