"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."
"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. Principal Dave Poetzinger said the program has contributed a safer environment. Students are slowing down, wearing helmets more consistently and walking their bikes once they reach campus, Poetzinger said in a release. They're more aware of their surroundings and more respectful of pedestrians."
The LGHS Bicycle Safety and Training Program mandates that every student who bikes to campus complete a safety course and register their bike online at no cost. Registration captures contact information and a photo of the bike to assist police with recovery if it is lost or stolen. The safety course requires watching a video and passing a test that stresses proper equipment, maintenance, road rules, and best practices. The program removed about eight to 10 illegal bikes, coincided with no reported campus bike thefts, and produced safer, more helmeted, and more considerate student riders. A local nonprofit received a grant to establish a Mental Health First Aider curriculum and to launch #First100MentalHealthFirstAiders to train and certify a hundred local teachers.
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