NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Students and teachers from dozens of Metro Nashville schools participated in a community walk on Wednesday morning as part of the annual Walk to School Day.
The event is part of Walk Bike Nashville's Safe Routes to School program, which encourages kids to be active and advocates for children to have safe pathways to walk or bike to school.
(In addition to walking with kids—one of our favorite moments may have been seeing @TempoNSC dancing to the mariachi band 💃🏻) pic.twitter.com/iFiKSVHg0M
— Nashville Department of Transportation (@NashvilleDOT) October 5, 2022
In its 21st year, more than 45 schools in the Nashville area participated in the event.
Students from Napier Elementary gathered at the Nashville Public Library's Pruitt Branch to walk to school together. They were met by members of the Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands and NewsChannel 5's Senior Meteorologist Lelan Statom.
National Walk to School Day takes place on October 12, but due to fall break, students in Nashville and Williamson County participated early.
Walk Bike Nashville focused on Glenview Elementary School for this year's walk.
"Every year we take a look at the schools we work with and how we can highlight the improvements that need to be made in order for children and families to have safe routes to school. Glenview Elementary is a school that's in a flourishing community and deserves safe routes to school,” said Cathy Carrillo, Education and Engagement Manager for Walk Bike Nashville.
Several other schools that participated shared photos of the community walk on their social media pages.
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