Ferny Creek Primary School

A community awareness program, aimed to assist the security and safety of children in transit to and from school, came into operation within the Ferny Creek Primary School community in 1989.

The program has been established with the following aims:

To act as a deterrent to undesirable people coming into the area and approaching children whilst they are in transit to and from school.

Through Safety Houses, to provide a means to greatly improve the chance that, should a child run into a house -

i. Someone will be home and

ii. They will not run into trouble

To maintain community awareness of the problems faced by children in transit to and from school.

The program is based on having homes in the area clearly identified as 'Safety Houses' and that, should a child run to one of these houses, the police will be called. There is no guarantee as to the safety of children, but we believe that the program reduces the dangers faced by children considerably.

Parents of children attending the Ferny Creek Primary School have been told that it is their prerogative as to whether they wish their children to utilise the program by going to a 'Safety House' when they find themselves in a potentially dangerous situation. There are continuing education programs undertaken by the teachers to ensure children are well aware of the program and where 'Safety Houses' are situated.

Should you require further information or would perhaps like to offer your home as a 'Safety House', please do not hesitate to enquire at the school or contact a member of the Safety House Committee.