Teaching School Bus Safety
Just two weeks after a little girl was killed after trying to get on her school bus in north Iowa, a community hundreds of miles away is rallying together to make sure it doesn't happen to any other children.
"I'm teaching a class on school bus safety," said Susan Powell, an Early Childhood Family Education Teacher.
So that what happened to seven-year-old Kadyn Halvorsen in Iowa, doesn't happen again.
"Oh my gosh, losing a child is one of the most horrible things on the planet," said Powell.
Kadyn was hit by a pick-up truck two weeks ago, while crossing the street to board her bus.
"I really wish that people could pay attention and know the rules of the road," said Powell.
But until that happens, Susan Powell is going to focus on children entering kindergarten, to make sure they have all the tools they need to stay safe.
"They need to watch and listen and they need to pay attention to the bus driver because if they are getting ready to cross the street, and for some reason the bus driver sees in their mirror that a car is not stopping, the bus driver will beep their horn and that tells the children - freeze! Stop!,"said Powell.
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"I'm teaching a class on school bus safety," said Susan Powell, an Early Childhood Family Education Teacher.
So that what happened to seven-year-old Kadyn Halvorsen in Iowa, doesn't happen again.
"Oh my gosh, losing a child is one of the most horrible things on the planet," said Powell.
Kadyn was hit by a pick-up truck two weeks ago, while crossing the street to board her bus.
"I really wish that people could pay attention and know the rules of the road," said Powell.
But until that happens, Susan Powell is going to focus on children entering kindergarten, to make sure they have all the tools they need to stay safe.
"They need to watch and listen and they need to pay attention to the bus driver because if they are getting ready to cross the street, and for some reason the bus driver sees in their mirror that a car is not stopping, the bus driver will beep their horn and that tells the children - freeze! Stop!,"said Powell.
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