Story Created:
Oct 3, 2012 at 11:05 AM CDT
Story Updated:
Oct 3, 2012 at 8:33 PM CDT
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn.- Students skipped the school bus on Wednesday and hit the sidewalks as part of International Walk to School Day.
Alexander Elementary Students participated with a two block walk. Walk to School Day is an initiative to encourage more kids to make healthier choices.
After the kids reached their destinations, a ceremony was held to go over safety guidelines for walking.
City leaders and teachers presented crossing guard Willie Tyson with a proclamation for saving a student's life earlier in the school year. In August, Tyson is credited with scooping the child up from in front of a speeding car. The child escaped serious injury.
Students who made the walk say they notice a difference once they get to school.
"Usually when I get off the bus I don't feel good because I haven't walked or get exercise but since I walked to school today, I feel a lot better," said student Barry Williams.
Principal Jill Hodum says some of the parents with the school are trying to organize a supervised group to help more kids walk to school on a regular basis.
