Kennard-Dale, West York win high school seatbelt challenge
By Mollie Durkin, The York Dispatch, Pa. | |
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But the number of deaths from car crashes in the country is like two jetliners going down each week, said
"That's how severe and pervasive the problem is," Harper said.
So the
The challenge: The third annual challenge pitted 10 high schools against each other, whereas 16 schools participated last year.
"We think weather had a lot to do with that," Harper said, as school closings were at their peak at the start of the challenge.
To measure seatbelt usage, officials conducted unannounced seatbelt surveys in February and April while students arrived at or departed from school.
Three schools -- Kennard-Dale, South Western and
Kennard-Dale won the overall challenge with a 95 percent usage rate, followed by South Western with 93 percent and
And
The schools each earned
Because they were part of the tie, South Western and
Increasing safety: Seatbelt use increased in nine out of the 10 schools, "which is what it's all about," Harper said.
Every student driver should wear a seatbelt, said Kennard-Dale senior
"I practice safe driving every day," said Hall, who will also participate in the 23rd annual
Kennard-Dale's assistant principal
"All it took was a simple buckle-up message, and we ended up winning," he said.
Fake also gave credit to teacher
"We more we can help them, the better off they'll be," he said.
And West York wants to reinforce its seatbelt message all year long, said principal
"We would like to get the highest usage next year ... We want the highest from the beginning," May said.
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