Here’s a look at the safety training stations that students go through in the SOAR ("Safe, Orderly, and Respectful") program at two Georgia school districts.
PHOTOS: Students Learn School Bus Safety in SOAR Program
Marietta students going through the SOAR school bus safety program meet the district’s SOAR eagle mascot.
Here, Forsyth students are instructed on the topic “What should I do if I drop something?”
Students board a Marietta bus during the SOAR training. The program’s six stations cover such topics as evacuation, the danger zone, and how to cross the street safely.
A Forsyth SOAR team member teaches students emergency evacuation procedures.
Marietta students learn how to cross the street safely in front of the bus in one of the SOAR stations.
For the SOAR program, school bus drivers go to schools and lead students through six stations that cover key safety topics. Seen here are SOAR team members at Marietta (Ga.) City Schools.
The SOAR concept originated at Forsyth County Schools in Cumming, Georgia. Here, Forsyth students join Elvis the Safety Owl in pledging to “SOAR” — in other words, to be “Safe, Orderly, and Respectful.”
A Marietta school bus driver on the SOAR team shows students a roof hatch, one of the emergency exits on the bus.
SOAR team members help a student practice an evacuation from the school bus.
Forsyth students are reminded to look both ways before crossing the street.