If children walk to and from school unsupervised, they need to know the safest route to take. Staying in well-populated areas and learning how to cross the street in a safe manner are important. 

Children need to know how to deal with strangers. They should never take candy, money, and medicine from strangers and when frightened, should run to the nearest person they can find, preferably a police officer.

Children should be given a list of important phone numbers. That list should include their home phone number, parents’ work phone number, a relative’s phone number, the school’s phone number, and the number for police/fire rescue.

If children see a crime being committed, they should report it once they are in a safe place. To report a school crime, students are encouraged to call 1-877-7BE-BRAVE, a 24-hour hotline allowing anonymous reporting of actual or anticipated school crimes.