Students with Clawson Public Schools are waking up early on Friday mornings for a chance to ride their bikes to school as part of a growing trend called a “bike bus.”
Watch Ruta Ulcinaite’s video report:
Clawson schools may be first in Michigan to launch viral ‘bike bus’
Clawson is one of the first, if not the first, school district in Michigan to launch the viral concept, which was originated by a P.E. teacher in Portland, Oregon.
Led by Clawson Superintendent Billy Shellenbarger and with the help of a police escort, students join the bike brigade to get to school from their homes around town.
Second grader Jake Branstner said he was motivated enough to set an early alarm…