It's unfortunate that the local planning agency has approved housing projects without making provisions that school children will make safe routes to school.

For many districts who are planning a high school, it will be the only new high school they are going to see in their lifetime.

We as taxpayers are already paying for the school building projects, improvements to the Northfield Fire House and will be paying for the new town hall in the future.

They are not only stealing from the school. They are stealing music from the children.

Ophthalmologists across the state commend optometry for stepping forward with ophthalmology to ensure that Oklahoma school children have healthy eyes.

Good disaster response planning requires broad involvement of several community groups. Pediatricians, local school officials, school nurses, public health officials, emergency officials and school physicians should work together to improve the preparedness of schools for the unwelcome possibility of a mass casualty event.