Anyone have any luck getting school to send home car safety info?

MonAmiBelle · Apr 22, 2009

We live in a pretty rural area and have quite a few parents at the school that are flat out breaking the law - kindergartners in the front seat without a car seat at all, no seat belts on kids, five and six across in the back seat.

Yesterday I saw a snug ride that was *installed* nearly upright with the drivers seat pushing it up, a (small) kindergartner in a low back booster on a seat with no head rest - she's midback with the top of the seat, and three kids literally climbing into the cargo of an old Explorer.

I want to approach the school about this and see if they're open to sending home reminders about car safety, I'm just not sure the best way to do it. I'm having mini panic attacks every day while I'm waiting to pick up DD!

MomToEliEm · Apr 22, 2009

At our daycare, they were very willing to send home info. When I tried talking to the administrators at the school where my daughter attended, they said they could not do that. I said I was even willing to print off the info myself and all they had to do was hand it out. They said that all information had to be approved by the school board and it was too much trouble.

I am hoping that if the booster seat law passes here next month the PTA will get involved (they said they would during the senate and house committee meetings) and distribute information to all who should be in boosters according to the new law.

CTPDMom · Apr 22, 2009

Are there any techs or a Safe Kids in your area? Perhaps starting there and seeing if they will approach the school about doing a check there.

Anyone have any luck getting school to send home car safety info?

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