Children -

You can help keep your school a safe place. If you see someone committing a crime, during or after school, call the Police Department at (213) 625-6631.

To and from school:

• Walk with a parent or friends
• Stay away from strangers and especially strangers in vehicles
• Cross streets at a light or crosswalk
• Choose a safe and designated route to school
• When riding the bus, stay seated and act mature
• Be aware of everything and everyone near you

While at school:

• Stay until dismissal - you are safer at school
• Know the rules and abide by them
• Stay away from persons on the outside of the fence
• Help us keep you safe

Parents -

Some of the Children Safety Tips above may require additional explanation by you.

• Have your child fingerprinted
• Keep a recent photograph of your child
• Make sure your child knows the family "secret word"
• Show your child how to dial 911 and from where
• Establish a callback system with your child's school
• Provide your child's school with current emergency information
• Check your child's route to and from school and show your child where fire and police stations are located
• Make sure your child knows his or her full name, address, and phone number
• Make sure your child knows to stay away from strangers and to yell for help if approached
• Test your children occasionally to see if they remember the Safety Tip information you have taught them

Please help us keep your schools safe. We need your input. As parents and members of the community you can make a difference in your neighborhood school. If you see any of the below listed activities occurring at or around your neighborhood schools, please call us.

• Truants and Gang activity
• Trespassing
• Vandalism
• Arson
• Burglary
• Suspicious persons
• Any other criminal activity

Crimes at schools affect taxpayers. Crimes force schools to spend money installing surveillance equipment, replacing stolen video, photography, and computer equipment, and repairing damaged doors, windows and walls. This money comes from your paycheck every month. The impact is felt more directly by students who no longer have the resources to learn with because the money lost should have been spent purchasing more and better resources for their education.