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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL BUS COMPANY 

Drawstrings on jackets, sweatshirts, and other clothing items can pose a danger to your child. They can become snagged on school bus handrails or doors, playground equipment, on escalators, or on other mechanical equipment. Incidents of snagged drawstrings or toggles have cause serious injuries and even deaths.

Information campaigns by the National Safety Council, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have caused many clothing manufacturers to eliminate drawstrings from their clothing. But some still remain. We at Laidlaw, in conjunction with your school officials, urge you to inspect all of your children's existing clothing and eliminate these hazards whenever possible. The simplest solution is to either remove or cut all drawstrings from the clothing.