EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Students at Glenwood Elementary School took part in special back to school tradition this morning.

The Parenting Time Center hosted the “Dad Walk” in partnership with the Evansville Police Department and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.

The morning started with a pancake breakfast for the kids with their fathers, caregivers and role models before walking together to school for the first day back to class.

Organizers of the event say this helps children start their day with familiar, caring faces.

“That is so important in a child’s life if they’re gonna succeed, they have to have a parent role model person that is gonna walk alongside them,” Executive Director Kathryn Kornblumzelle says.

The students in the walk also received a book and a stuffed anima

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