{"id":767,"date":"2023-03-21T20:40:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/?page_id=767"},"modified":"2025-11-29T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T11:39:58","slug":"school-safety-parking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/?page_id=767","title":{"rendered":"School Safety &#038; Parking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"767\" class=\"elementor elementor-767\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e1dca2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e1dca2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35f42f69\" data-id=\"35f42f69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b49abfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b49abfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During drop-off and collection times, the one-way set-down area is designed for setting-down of pupils only.\u00a0 Should you need to drop-off, please use one of the three spaces provided alongside the white wall shown. Drive to the very top of the drop-off and please\u00a0<strong>do not park in the area<\/strong>. Alternatively please find another suitable and safe parking space close to the school, ideally t<strong>he large car park situated between the school &amp; church. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Please show consideration for the neighbours adjacent to the school by not blocking entrances\/ mounting footpath outside their homes or reversing in their driveways.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>P<strong>arents\/Guardians are strongly encouraged to park at the playground or in the church car-park and to walk from there, particularly on drier days.\u00a0 Having some exercise and fresh air before school is proven to have positive benefits on pupils&#8217; learning.\u00a0 This also forms part of our Green-School policy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Please also note the bus parking space in the image below.\u00a0 We encourage all parents to leave this space free for the benefit of the pupils who travel by bus.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Should pupils wish to cycle to school, there is a covered bicycle shed in the side yard of the school.\u00a0 Before a child cycles to school parents\/guardians must familiarise their children with the route to and from school and the potential dangers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During drop-off and collection times, the one-way set-down area is designed for setting-down of pupils only.\u00a0 Should you need to drop-off, please use one of the three spaces provided alongside the white wall shown. Drive to the very top of the drop-off and please\u00a0do not park in the area. Alternatively please find another suitable and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-767","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=767"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621,"href":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/767\/revisions\/2621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}