Junior safety patrol

AAA clubs across the United States and Canada sponsor the 500,000 member safety patrol program in 50,000 schools.

[3] The headmistress of Cathedral school, Sister Carmela Hanggi was a very strong promoter of the program.

Hetznecker introduced the Sam Browne belt and badge that became synonymous with school patrol across the country and administered St. Paul's program for 30 years.

The junior safety patrol movement took hold in the 1930s under the sponsorship of the American Automobile Association.

[2] Yearly rallies began in 1931 in Washington, D.C., culminating in the National School Patrol Parade.

AAA 50th Anniversary stamp, issued in 1952, promotes the School Safety Patrol program
Image showing metal plaque depicting a nun with two children and words commemorating the first school patrol crossing in Saint Paul Minnesota on February 17, 1921
Commemorative plaque honoring the first school crossing patrol, Saint Paul, MN