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Matthews FCCLA students push traffic‑safety pledge and convex mirrors at Richardson's Corner
Summary
An FCCLA class presented a Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety (FAX) project seeking 1,000 pledge signatures, banner placement in schools and convex mirrors to reduce a blind spot at Richardson's Corner. Students asked the board to help publicize the pledge and permitted education partnerships with the sheriff and driver‑education staff.
At the Oct. 15 meeting the FCCLA chapter and adviser asked the board to support a student traffic‑safety campaign focused on Richardson's Corner, a local intersection students and the sheriff identified as a blind spot for school bus pickup.
Isabella Newcomb, an eighth‑grade student in Family and Consumer Sciences, told the board her class developed a Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety (FAX) project that includes banners, pledge cards and a petition. She said the group is working with the sheriff’s office to pursue convex mirrors at two local blind spots and asked the board to allow banners at the schools and help publicize the pledge. The students estimate $100 per convex mirror and are seeking donations to cover procurement.
FCCLA adviser (speaker 13) said the program provides leadership and career‑technical education opportunities, and the board generally expressed support for the student‑led safety initiative and for students’ engagement in civic action.
"We would also like to ask that you be among the first to support us and sign the Matthews Cares pledge," Isabella said during her presentation.
The board suggested coordination with driver education and county officials to advance the mirrors and awareness campaign; no formal vote was required.
