Here's What You Need To Know to Start the School Year, Redondo Beach

REDONDO BEACH, CA — As students in Redondo Beach are heading back to school for the 2016-17 school year Wednesday, are parents ready?

While students would rather be frolicking on the beach, or anywhere other than school, parents are probably ready to ship their children back to school. Here are some of the things you need to know to prepare you for the new school year.

Immunization Woes

Parents, meanwhile, will have to ensure that their children are fully immunized before they're allowed to attend classes. A state law that took effect in January eliminated the so-called personal-belief exemption to the vaccination requirement, so Redondo Beach Unified School District students will have to show proof of immunizations against such diseases as polio, measles, chickenpox, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough.

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Remember, Pull Forward at School Drop offs

It is resonating across the internet, thanks to a popular mom-blogger, but the message is clear. Be careful when you are dropping off your children, and don't let concern over being tardy cause you to cause an accident.

Read: Back to School: Remember your Proper School Drop-off Etiquette

Police will be Watching

The start of school also means more children on city streets in the mornings and afternoons, and police issued a warning to drivers to be extra cautious.

Police reminded motorists to:

• slow down, particularly in school zones
• be alert for small children who sometimes cannot be easily seen from behind the wheel
• come to a full stop when a school bus has its flashing red lights and signal arm activated as it loads or unloads passengers.

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