Personal safety packs must be worn by every child. Every child, when must wear a fanny pack containing:
Loud emergency whistle
Light sticks or flashlight with spare batteries
Space blanket (about the size of a cigarette pack), aside from offering some weather protection it is highly visible
Water, at least a four ounce bottle
Laminated instructions, (for prereaders use pictures) [...]
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