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Beaver Island Community School swears in its first safety patrol, 1989

Also Beaver Island school safety patrol November 1989

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TypeEvent
Date1989-11-14
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1989-11-14
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Education
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Beaver Island

Summary

On November 14, 1989, Beaver Island Community School swore in its first safety patrol. Six sixth graders were trained to help students cross the road, with pedestrian-safety instruction from AAA Michigan and home-fire-safety instruction from the Beaver Island Fire Department.

Evidence limits

The report documents the program’s launch, not its later operation or safety outcomes.

Sources

  1. Reports the November 14 swearing-in of six sixth-grade patrol members, AAA pedestrian-safety instruction, Fire Department home-fire-safety demonstrations, and the school’s traffic concerns. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1989-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held twenty-four-page November issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School swears in its first safety patrol, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-safety-patrol-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Safety Patrol at Beaver Island Community School,” Beaver Beacon, November 29, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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