Street proofing
MEDIA RELEASE from WELLINGTON COUNTY O.P.P.
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2015
ABOYNE, Ontario – As children return to school, the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reminds caregivers to speak to their children about the importance of staying safe.
Caregivers can:
- survey their neighbourhood for obvious hazards or dangerous areas, and discuss the dangers of these types of locations, including abandoned buildings, construction sites, or difficult intersections
- develop an anticipated travel route to and from school, and have the child call if they plan to deviate from the expected route
- encourage the child to use the buddy system, and travel to school with someone else, remembering there is safety in numbers
- talk about who a stranger is, and also the people their children can trust
- report any suspicious vehicles or activity to police immediately, and if possible, provide a description of the vehicle and/or occupants
- advise that if someone the child doesn’t know approaches them, to say “no thank you”, get to a safe place (school, home, etc.), and immediately tell an adult that they trust
For additional community safety information, please visit www.opp.ca for community issues, helpful links, and personal safety tip sheets.
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Contact:
PC Cheri Rockefeller, Media Relations Officer
519-846-5930
Email: [email protected]
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