Each PTA should have a complete copy of all current PTA resolutions. Updates are being sent to reflect changes made during the State PTA convention in October. If your PTA does not have a copy of the Resolutions Book, or it is lost, you can request a copy from the State PTA office.
Every unit is entitled to one free copy, and additional copies can be requested for a nominal fee.
At the 1999 convention, school bus safety was a big issue. The Delaware Valley Council of PTAs submitted an original resolution calling for the immediate installation of crossing arms on school busses. These arms keep children from entering the bus driver s blind spot in front of the bus. Two thirds of children killed around school busses are struck by the front of their own bus. Indeed, according to the resolution, during the ten-year period ending in 1997, school busses without crossing arms averaged 8.9 front fatalities per year.