'Try and limit their distractions': Fresno County law enforcement caution parents, drivers, as school begins

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Many Central Valley kids caput backmost to schoolhouse connected Monday.

Whether they are a genitor oregon conscionable headed to work, Fresno and Clovis instrumentality enforcement inquire drivers to beryllium mindful of the small ones arsenic they marque their mode to school.

Clovis Police Department Office Joel Kellow advises drivers to springiness themselves other clip successful the greeting successful the lawsuit of congestion, ticker their speed, and bounds distractions.

“Meaning compartment phones, makeup, eating portion driving, that benignant of stuff, and besides ever deterioration your seatbelt,” Kellom said.

That way, the driver's afloat attraction is connected the roadworthy -but that goes for the students arsenic well.

“No phones for kids walking to school, effort and bounds their distractions as well. No AirPods, effort and support their caput up and spot what's astir them and watching the road,” said Fresno School Resource Officer, Cynthia Jacobo. 

For those sending their children to schoolhouse connected a bike, Jacobo recommends making definite they person the close information equipment.

“I highly urge that they person helmets successful the due size helmets,” Jacobo said.

Next week, Fresno and Clovis constabulary volition person other officers astir the schoolhouse districts to assistance with postulation and people’s safety. 

Jacobo reminds students to usage the crosswalks and marque oculus interaction with the operator before they cross.

“Every schoolhouse has a designated crosswalk successful beforehand of the schoolhouse and usually they person a crossing defender determination acceptable to assistance the kids transverse the thoroughfare safely.”

Those driving done a schoolhouse portion request to marque definite they travel the posted velocity bounds of 25 miles per hr -or they could look a citation.  

Drivers could besides beryllium cited if they bash not halt erstwhile a schoolhouse autobus operator puts up a halt sign.

“If a autobus is arriving astatine a schoolhouse and they person their halt motion and the reddish flashes display, that means that you person to stop, that doesn't mean to spell astir them, adjacent if you're successful a hurry," Jacobo said.

Parents and/or guardians sending their kids to schoolhouse for the archetypal clip are advised to marque definite the kids are acquainted with their way to and from school.