As children head back to school, there is a new law in place to keep them safe in the carpool line.
On August 1 the ‘Safe Path From School Act’ went into effect.
It requires students to stay behind a barrier before entering the pickup area, and making sure the vehicle is in park as well. It also requires school employees who are working the carpool lines to wear traffic vests, and students under the age of 10 have to walk with an employee to and from the vehicle.
The new law was crafted after a 6 YO girl in Slidell was struck and killed in the school bus line in February of 2022.
