Kelowna high school takes proactive approach as concerns grow over e-scooter safety
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In an effort to be proactive and promote transportation safety, Okanagan Mission Secondary partnered with various agencies to hold an information session for its students.
As the use of e-scooters grows in popularity among students, so do safety concerns.
“The electric scooters, the different mopeds, electric bicycles we are seeing are very prevalent in our school community, ” said Graham Johnson, vice-principal at Okanagan Mission Secondary (OKM) in Kelowna, B.C.
“We are seeing students in grade 9 through 12 that are bringing them to school.”
The mode of transportation is widely used by students at OKM but staff have observed some concerning practices.
“It’s a huge concern,” said Johnson. “We’ve seen some students in our community that have been not maybe making some of the best choices they could have — not wearing helmets, riding with more than one person on the scooter.”
In an effort to be proactive and promote transportation safety, OKM partnered with various agencies to hold an information session for its students on Tuesday.
“They (e-scooters) come with some consequences and we have unfortunately seen some tough news about students with some injuries,” Jonson said.
“Fortunately we have not had any in our local community but we just thought today was a great opportunity to be proactive around this.”
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