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Leesburg Schools to Participate in Walk, Bike to School Day Wednesday

Local students will be participating in an event that has an international reach.

Many more Leesburg students than usual will take the sidewalk to school Wednesday instead of the school bus as part of International Walk (or Bike) to School Day.

The event started in Chicago in the late 1990s and is sponsored by the Partnership for a Walkable America. More than 3,500 schools are participating in the United States alone.

The goals are to raise awareness about alternative transportation, safe routes to school and the health benefits of walking or biking.

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At least five Leesburg schools are participating this year. The Leesburg schools participating are listed in the chart below. See the full list of participating schools here.

Law enforcement is asking drivers to be especially cautious around schools Wednesday.

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The weather is expected to be partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. The high temperature is expected to be in the mid 60s.

Balls Bluff Elementary School
iWalk at School

Catoctin Elementary School
Run/Walk to and at School

Francis Hazel Reid Elementary School
Walking Awareness at School

Smarts Mill Middle School
Walk Awareness and Pedestrian Safety

Sycolin Creek Elementary School
Walk at School for Good Health


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