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SF Board of Education adopts 'It Can Wait' No Texting While Driving pledge day for students
Summary
The board unanimously adopted a resolution declaring Sept. 19, 2012, as 'It Can Wait, No Texting While Driving Pledge Day' for SFUSD high school students, citing national safety organizations and urging student participation; the board adopted the resolution by roll-call vote announced as '7 ayes.'
The San Francisco Board of Education adopted a resolution on Sept. 11 declaring Sept. 19, 2012, as an 'It Can Wait, No Texting While Driving Pledge Day' for San Francisco Unified School District high school students.
Commissioner Sandra Lee Feuer (identified in the meeting as the resolution author) read the resolution, which cites national safety organizations and urges district efforts to make students aware of the risks of texting while driving. Board members moved to suspend the rules to introduce the resolution and then adopted it by roll call; the chair announced seven ayes.
The resolution, as read aloud to the board, referenced data from national agencies on handheld cell-phone use and teen crash risk and urged district leaders to promote a pledge among high school students. Board members added their names as co-authors before the formal vote. The board did not attach new enforcement provisions to the pledge; it is an awareness and education measure.
