"The LGHS Bicycle Safety and Training Program requires every student who rides a bike to campus to take a safety course and register their bike online for free. The registration includes contact information and a picture of the bike so that the school can work with police if the bike is lost or stolen. The safety course requires students to watch a video and complete a test that emphasizes the importance of proper equipment and care, rules of the road and best practices."
"The program was developed by campus supervisor Angel Lopez to ensure illegal bikes and e-motorcycles are not permitted on campus and encourage responsible riding among students using legal bikes and e-bikes. Since implementing the program, about eight to 10 illegal bikes have been removed from campus. There have also been no bike thefts reported on campus, which had been a problem in prior years."
Los Gatos High School implemented a Bicycle Safety and Training Program requiring every student who bikes to campus to complete a safety course and register their bike online for free. Registration captures contact information and a bike photo to aid police if a bike is lost or stolen. The safety course includes a video and a test covering equipment care, rules of the road, and best practices. Campus supervisor Angel Lopez developed the program, leading to removal of illegal bikes and no reported campus bike thefts. Principal Dave Poetzinger reported safer behaviors. Lopez is expanding standards to Fisher Middle School. A local nonprofit received a town grant to launch a Mental Health First Aider curriculum and the #First100MentalHealthFirstAiders community program to train residents to support anxious youth.
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