Their job is extremely important because they help to keep their school safe. Some safety patrols help with the traffic outside, put up the flags, and announce buses when they arrive out front. This is the largest group of school helpers. These students are in grades 4-6. They check the building during the monthly fire drill to make sure it is clear.
Students are assigned certain classrooms to check, then they report to a centrally located area.
They assist in checking for EXIT lights that may be out and report any potentially dangerous situation to the principal or head custodian. The Family Life Education Program is a component of the health curriculum. Special instructional segments which deal specifically with human growth and development are offered in special sessions in grades 4-6. Proper nutrition, positive self-concepts, and current information on substances of abuse is the focus of the program throughout the grades. Sixth graders are taught eighteen one hour sessions on the prevention of substance abuse and ways to deny pressure.