As school resumes in Indiana, the Postal Service is urging parents, caregivers, and school officials to remind children about safety around mailboxes and postal vehicles. With more children walking and riding to school, there is an increased risk of young pedestrians unexpectedly crossing roadways or appearing in front of alleys and driveways.

Postal employees will be extra cautious near schools and playgrounds, but community support is essential to ensure children's safety.

To avoid accidents, students should never approach postal vehicles during mail delivery and should wait for mail to be delivered before retrieving it from the mailbox. Children should not take mail directly from a letter carrier in a vehicle; instead, wait for delivery to the mailbox.

Additionally, limiting the use

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