A record-breaking 13,000 students at 76 SF schools reportedly participated in International Walk and Roll to School Day yesterday, including over a hundred little ones who formed a "walking school bus" at E.R. Taylor Elementary, where city officials held a press event.
At E.R. Taylor, which holds walking buses every week as part of the Safe Routes to School program, 52 percent of students live within one mile of school and 38 percent walk, according to the Department of Public Health. Compare that with the citywide stats: 42 percent of SF elementary school students live within a mile of school, but only 26 percent walk.
Sandy Chow, E.R. Taylor parent, said walking with her son Liam allows them to "spend more time together, talking and connecting with each other. That helps prepare my son with the confidence to begin his day."
