First Rider program to teach bus safety before new school year

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Officials say this event is important for those taking the school bus for the first time. Parents and guardians, however, must accompany their child throughout this event.

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Students will have the chance to:

• Watch a Winnie the Pooh school bus safety video (Red Deer, Rocky Mountain House and Drayton Valley only)
• Learn how to ride the bus safely when the bus is moving
• Practice safely entering and exiting a school bus
• Experience a short school bus ride
• Participate in an emergency evacuation

Four school divisions are working together to run the event. Chinook’s Edge School Division, Red Deer Public Schools, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools and Wild Rose School Division, as well as Prairie Bus Lines, which will have coordinators and staff members at each location to help students and their parents.

First Rider will be offered from 3 to 7 p.m. on the following dates and locations:

Date: Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 Location: Red Deer – St. Joseph High School

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 Location: Olds – École Deer Meadow School

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 Location: Rocky Mountain House – West Central High School – St. Dominic Catholic High School

Date: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 Location: Drayton Valley – Frank Maddock High School