The Eighth Annual South Carolina Walk To School Day Is Today
(Seneca, SC)————————————-The eighth annual South Carolina Walk To School Day is today. The initiative, which is organized by the South Carolina Department Of Transportation’s Safe Routes To School Program, is part of the broader effort by communities across the state to provide students with more opportunities to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety. The events also encourage physical activity among children, emphasizes concern for the environment, and builds connections between schools and the surrounding communities, according to a press release.
Rodney Oldham, who is the state’s Safe Routes To School Coordinator with the SCDOT, says the initiative focuses on Kindergarten thru 8th grade and is a federal, state and local effort to encourage children, especially those with disabilities, to walk and bike to school and to make walking and bicycling to school safe and appealing. Oldham wanted to partner this effort with what the local schools are doing with their initiatives to promote physical activity and to get further involvement with parents, students and administrators all being involved.