VIRGINIA – With students heading back to school this week, every high school in Virginia is set to receive new teen safe-driving parking lot signs through the Gweedo Memorial Foundation and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. More than 100 schools have already received the signs, which promote safe driving habits among students.
The Gweedo Memorial Foundation was started by Tammy McGee after her 16-year-old son Conner – known as “Gweedo” to his friends – was killed in a 2019 single-car crash in Yorktown involving an unlicensed teen driver.
“This initiative is incredibly personal to me,” McGee said in a news release. “Since his death, I founded the Gweedo Memorial Foundation and have worked to change the culture surrounding teen driving—from education and school outreach to helping advance eight pieces of legislation in Virginia in six years.”
The signs will be placed in the schools’ parking lots to increase visibility. They will be in English and Spanish, with messages such as “Phones Down. Eyes Up,” “Buckle Up. Every Ride,” and “No License. No Driving.”
