This webinar discusses policies, procedures and projects that have been advanced at the school and district level that address parental concerns to improve safety, increase physical activity and get more students walking and bicycling to school.
School boards and principals are the gatekeepers to the school, and their investment and relationships with Safe Routes to School stakeholders are essential to the success of the walking and bicycling movement. Charged with advancing the academic achievement of students, schools boards and principals face a myriad of challenges. At the same time, school boards and principals can have a strong influence on how students travel to and from school.
This webinar discusses policies, procedures and projects that have been advanced at the school and district level that address parental concerns to improve safety, increase physical activity and get more students walking and bicycling to school.
SPEAKERS
- Sara Zimmerman, senior staff attorney and program director, National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity: ChangeLab Solutions
- Priscilla Cox, president, Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education
- Dave Cowan, program manager, Safe Routes Partnership
