School safety begins before children arrive at school, and it doesn't end until they arrive safely back home.
"Congress said back in 1974 that school transportation should be held to the highest level of safety," says Phyllis F. Agran, M.D., MPH, FAAP, lead author of the American Academy of Pediatrics' newly updated policy on school transportation safety.
"It is very important that parents, pediatricians, and school districts work together to ensure that all children can get to school safely."