Can you believe that the beginning of school is just around the
corner? The Beaufort County School District’s first day of
school is Aug. 15. You will soon begin seeing more information
several festivities planned for the beginning of school, so
please attend and have a fun-filled day. In preparing for the
beginning of the school year it is very important as a parent to
take note of the following general tips. 1) Be sure that your
child knows his or her home phone number and address, your work
number, the number of another trusted adult and how to call 911
for emergencies; and 2) Teach your children, whether walking,
biking, or riding the bus to school, to obey all traffic
signals. If you have a student riding the school bus please
remember these procedures: • Do not play in the street while
waiting for the bus. • Line up facing the bus, not along side
it. • Carry all loose belongings in a bag or backpack and never
reach under the school bus to get anything that has rolled or
fallen beneath it. • Move immedia