Safety as children begin school is all our concernOur view

Safety as children begin school is all our concern

Our view

With the end of summer, students, parents and teachers begin another school year Wednesday in Havre. Parents breathe a sigh of relief, while students and teachers anticipate the challenges of the school year.

But the start of the school year also brings parents the anxiety of getting their children back and forth to school. Unfortunately, the beginning of school is a time when children are at increased risk of transportation-related injuries from pedestrian, bicycle, school bus and motor vehicle accidents because there are many more c...