On September 28, 2015, 5-year-old Jayden Hawkins was struck and killed by his school bus outside of his grandmothers home, as the bus was leaving. In the wake of this tragedy, I ask Congressman Guthrie, Governor Beshear, And Senator Paul to create "Jayden's Law", which would require a designated escort to accompany all Kentucky children who are Elementary-aged to their pick-up and drop-off locations while traveling on a school bus.

Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that from 2004-2013, there were 327 school-aged children who died in school transportation-related accidents. More were killed from the hours of 7-8 AM and from 3-4 PM than any other time, which are pick-up and drop-off times for these children. If these children had escorts to see them safely to their designated pick-ups and drop-offs, many of these deaths would be preventable. For the sake of children everywhere, we the undersigned beseech Congressman Guthrie, Governor Beshear, and Congressman Paul to institute Jayden's Law.