Show Child Safety Stressed By Class Opening An appeal to parents parent to teach their children good safety habits was made yesterday by Dr Joseph P. P Kesler Rester acting state health dl di rector With the opening of school only a short time away we must look once again to the safety of our children who will be walking or riding their bicycles on our dangerous streets and highways he said Their safe conduct Is our responsibility as as motorists and as parents The Department of Public Health Is cooperating with the annual annual an an- nual flack Back to School safety program program program pro pro- gram now under way here as III a part of ot Its year round child safet safety y crusade Dr Kesler esler I said that while It 1 Is Important to drive safety safely the pr primary mary responsibility for the safet safety of children rests upon parents an and what they teach their youngsters Safety begins at home he de de- A childs child's pattern of safe behavior Is based on what he observes ob ob- observes serves and learns at home 1 It If parents expect their children t to leave cave their supervision and go off of to school schoot without tragic consequences consequences conse conse- they must practice and teach safety habits at home I The health officer suggested that hat parents help their children rind find the tha safest route to school and help them to know understand and obey traffic regulations Your childs child's life depends upon what he knows and what hi he knows mows depends on you he said |