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Traffic Safety @ Westall

Traffic Safety is important to keeping all our kids safe everyday. Please OBEY all the traffic rules when accessing the school by car.

We also promote students walking or riding to school, which has many benefits for their wellbeing.

Park in the surrounding streets, or Westall Hub car park. (No parking in the school car-park)

  • Arrive early - avoid the traffic

  • Use the new drop off zone

  • Drive slowly

  • ALWAYS supervise children in grades Prep (foundation), 1 and 2 when dropping off or collecting them from school. DO NOT let them walk through the car park without supervision.

  • Do not use the crossing at the hub as a drop off point.

  • OBEY the sign restricting turning right at different times of the day.

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Walk to School Zones

The city of Kingston has analysed the local area, and promotes the following walk-to-school zone around our school where it is less than an 8 minutes walk to school.

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E-Scooters (electric scooters)

New e-scooter rules.
Please be aware that new e-scooter rules have come into affect in Victoria and that children under the age of 16 are not permitted to ride them. They are also not permitted to be ridden onfootpaths.

Because of this e-scooters will not be permitted to be ridden to or from school by students, and not on schoolgrounds by anyone.

Please check all the requirements on the Vicroads website.

https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/e-scooters-in-victoria

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Bicycle and Push Scooter Safety

We encourage students to ride bicycles to school.

Remember to follow the road rules

* Wear a helmet

* Walk your bike across the main roads at the children's crossing

* Walk your bike on the school grounds

 

Many people do not know the road rules that apply to bikes. Please read through them with your children in the following handbook from Victorian Legal Aid.
 

Preventing and Responding to Racism

Racism is not tolerated in Westall Primary School ​ Westall Primary School is committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive environment where racism is not tolerated. Racism harms students’ mental health, learning and sense of belonging. We celebrate the diversity of cultures, ethnicities and faiths of all our students. It is up to all of us at Westall Primary School to make our school a place that is free of racism and where everyone feels respected and can learn in a safe and inclusive environment. ​ ​ ​ What Westall Primary School is doing to prevent racism   Westall Primary School follows the Department of Education’s Preventing and Addressing Racism in Schools Policy. We are building a culturally safe school with inclusive learning for everyone by working with staff, students, families, carers and communities. We will: provide programs that teach about and celebrate diversity, inclusion and the impact of racism to build understanding and empathy use practices that support all students to thrive implement anti-racism efforts to prevent and address racism effectively make sure everyone feels safe, with clear and accessible pathways to report racism ​ ​ ​ What to do if your child experiences or witnesses racism at school ​ If your child experiences or witnesses racism or religious discrimination at school, please let us know. You can tell your child’s teacher or any of the following school staff members: Principal or Assistant Principal ​ ​ ​ Report Racism hotline ​ If you don’t feel comfortable reporting racism to school, or you are not happy with the school’s response, you can report racism to: the Department of Education’s Report Racism hotline via email report.racism@education.vic.gov.au or phone 1800 722 476 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc. (VAEAI) via email vaeai@vaeai.org.au or phone 03 9481 0800 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) online, via email complaints@veohrc.vic.gov.au or phone 1300 292 153 (Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm). For additional support following an incident of racism: First Nations students, staff or families can contact Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc. (VAEAI) Jewish students, staff or families can contact the Jewish Community Council of Victoria Muslim students, staff or families can contact the Islamic Council of Victoria   For more information about how to report racism to the school, and to get information in community languages, visit this website: Report racism or religious discrimination in schools. If you need an interpreter to call the school, please use the details available at: Guide for Families: How to use an interpreter to contact your school. ​ ​ ​ How Westall Primary School will respond to racism ​ When you report a racist incident, Westall Primary School will: take your report seriously and act quickly give you ongoing support investigate and respond safely and appropriately  keep you informed, while respecting privacy review the incident to help avoid it from happening again. ​

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