Walking Safely to Harman
The attached Harman School Suggested School Route Map was prepared by the Oakwood Safety Department and Oakwood Schools. It is designed to suggest to students and parents the routes that are best used to travel to and from Harman School to minimize safety risk.
In selecting the routes, consideration was given to the roadway and sidewalk systems, location of traffic and pedestrian signals, and location of adult crossing guards. The routes are established with a goal to direct students along common roadways, where possible, acknowledging the value of familiar student pathways. The arrows show the suggested routes to Harman School, but are not placed on the map to depict which side of the street should be used. Generally, and wherever possible and practicable, pedestrians should walk on sidewalks and against vehicular travel. Where no sidewalks are present, pedestrians should walk along the edge of the roadway, also against traffic. The route from Harman School back to home should simply be the reverse of the route shown.
As the map shows, adult crossing guards are located at the following three Far Hills intersections to assist children:
- Far Hills and Park Avenue
- Far Hills and Patterson Road
- Far Hills and Oakwood Avenue/Thruston Boulevard (5-Points)
These guards are on duty at the following times:
- 7:50 to 8:50 a.m.
- 11 :30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- 3 to 4 p.m.
Parents should consider arranging departure times from home to coincide with the times the guards are on duty in order to best utilize the assistance they provide.
The map does not take the place of parental responsibility or the responsibility of students to watch out for personal safety. Parents must decide for themselves which routes their children should use, and should teach their children safe walking habits.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this map, please contact your school office or the Oakwood Public Safety Department at 298-2122.
Driving Safely To Harman
Please be advised of the following guidelines for drop-off and pick-up at Harman for everyone’s safety.
- There is NO eastbound traffic (coming up the hill from Oakwood Ave.) on Dixon Avenue during drop-off and pick-up, 8:00-8:30 and 2:45-3:25. There is a barricade at the intersection of Dixon and Oakwood.
- There are NO TURNS (left or right) from Harman Avenue onto Dixon Avenue as you drive up the hill from Far Hills from 8:00-8:30 or 3:00-3:30. (Please see the sign above.) We’ve had several near misses in our crosswalks from parents turning illegally.
- Parking is NOT permitted along Harman and Dixon Avenue on the school side of the streets.
- Parents must remain in their cars during drop-off and pick-up. If your child is not ready to exit independently or come to your car to find you, please park in a parking space or in a municipal lot and walk to a designated meeting space.
- Parents must pull all the way up on Harman and Dixon Avenue when dropping off and picking up students.
- All parents and students must cross at the designated crosswalks. Our students are watching. Please model safe choices for them.