• Each year, children travel to and from school almost 200 times.
• Dangerous traffic congestion occurs around schools with so many parents dropping their children off in the morning and picking them up after school.
• Traffic authorities, school teachers and principals recognize that this congestion creates the most dangerous location on a child’s journey to and from school.
• Scholar patrol performs a very important and responsible public service by controlling traffic and by safeguarding scholar pedestrians. Student patrollers guide fellow students and prevent them from entering traffic when it is unsafe.

They were also to set a good example and encourage all students to observe the rules of safety. They had to report for duty on time with the proper equipment and attire on. They had to report all infractions of the rules to their superiors. They had to provide assistance to other Patrol members when necessary. Know and enforce all safety walking and crossing rules. Lastly, they had to attend regular meetings that would discuss problem areas of traffic and street crossings.

• The scholar patrol program benefits the school, the community and the student safety patrollers.
• The program provides quality training and recognition for student safety patroller’s efforts.
• Apart from providing safer access to schools at nearby crossings, this program inspires patrollers to develop positive relationships with peers and authority figures and develop leadership skills, teamwork, maturity and a sense of responsibility.
• The scholar patrol helps foster closer ties with the community and increases the school’s visibility in the community.
• Student patrollers are visible ambassadors for their school and assist both parents and their children at school crossings.