Safe Kids Kansas

08/20/2026

08/20/2026

Important information from the Kansas Poison Center.

Does your child take meds at home and at school? 💊 Ask the pharmacist for two labeled bottles — one for each place.
Follow your school’s medication policy to keep everyone safe.

08/19/2026

Hey, Drivers. Do you know about the Danger Zone?

08/11/2026

Many Kansas children head back to school this week.

Drivers — following this ⬇️ is critical for the safety of our kids! 🛑🚍
It’s the law.

08/07/2026

Here’s an important message from our friends at NHTSA:

Zero exceptions: The ONLY way to prevent hot car tragedies is to ensure a child is never left inside a vehicle alone. ❌⏲️

08/06/2026

Keep our kids safe. Watch out for the school bus stop arm in both directions of traffic.

Governor Laura Kelly signed a proclamation designating August 2 through 8, 2026, as Kansas School Bus Stop Arm Week.

As students head back to school this month, be sure to watch for school buses and slowdown in school zones. Remember, in Kansas when a school bus is stopped with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended, drivers on the roadways must stop.

Let's work together to protect students, school bus drivers, and the traveling public on Kansas roadways by remembering to Just Stop.

08/04/2026

Kids are heading back to school. Be aware of school bus safety laws and keep a watch out for children.

08/03/2026

As a new school year approaches, it’s important for families to get back into routines, including how students travel to and from school safely. After months away, everyone can benefit from a quick safety refresher.

Annually, there are on average, 815 student deaths and 152,250 injuries related to school travel during normal school travel hours. This back-to-school season, we’ll be focusing on safety tips for all modes of transportation whether your child walks, bikes, rides the bus, or travels by car. Let’s make this a safe and successful school year together!

Check out our back-to-school interactive Thinglink tool: https://www.safekids.org/interactive/getting-school-safely

07/30/2026

As kids get ready to head back to school, it’s a great time to talk about safe routes to school. Check out this new School Zone Design Guide and share with your school district and community leadership.

Kansas’s first School Zone Design Guide is here!

Developed in collaboration with KDOT's Multimodal and Traffic Engineering Bureaus and Toole Design, this new resource will help transportation professionals, school districts, local governments, and community advocates improve safety within the school zone and in the broader school area.

The Guide aligns with MUTCD standards while incorporating Safe Routes to School best practices. It includes guidance on signage, safety treatments, and practical tools to support safer school access for Kansas students.

Here’s to safer school zones! Check out the Guide here: https://saferoutes.ksdot.gov/resources-and-education

07/29/2026

Be aware of this new state safety law.

As of July 1, per House Substitute for Senate Bill 366, it is illegal to manually hold a mobile telephone and use it while operating a motor vehicle in a school or road construction zone at a time when a reduced speed limit is enforced.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/UwpSM1W