Yellow day for safety houses

Woy Woy South Public School is promoting the Safety House Scheme, with a Yellow Day held on Wednesday, September 15.

Yellow is the colour of the Safety House Scheme.

Guest speaker on the day was Senior Constable Sylvia Raymond, and children donated a gold coin to the scheme to wear mufti.

A safety house provides a safe place for children to go if they are lost, hurt, being bullied or worried by strangers.

A yellow safety house sign on the letterbox tells children they can go to that house where someone will ring the police if there is a problem.

"Members of the community offer their services to help children and all participants are first checked by the police. They keep an eye out for them before and after school when children are about," said safety house committee member Ms Brooke White.

"Woy Woy South is the first Peninsula school to conduct a Yellow Day this year."

Ms White said it was important they ensure all children were aware of the role of safety houses in their community.

She said the safety house program was being rejuvenated on the Peninsula.

"What we need are more monitors, particularly older people who are more likely to be at home during the times children arrive at or leave school."

For further information, call Brooke White on 4342 3266.

Press release, September 14 Brooke White, Safety House Committee