Back To School In Vienna

More than 177,000 students are heading back to Fairfax County Public Schools this morning.

A quick look at what that means for Vienna:

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• is giving away free coffee or tea from 8 a.m. to noon in honor of the first day of school at their store at 143 Maple Ave E.

• Fairfax County Police are asking morning and evening commuters to use extra caution when driving throughout towns this week. The start of school means more traffic, along with more walkers and bikers. Drivers may need extra time to get to and from their destinations.
• Police will likely be in school zones, supervising bus pickups and dropoffs. In 2010, officers issued 1,371 summonses for speeding in school zones and have already investigated 112 crashes in school zones so far this year, the department says.
• On stopping for school buses" Police remind drivers that when bus lights and stop signs are activated, vehicles must stop in both directions, unless they are separated from the bus by a median. In 2010, officers issued 266 citations for motorists improperly passing school buses. Typically, these infractions occur between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. and 4 p.m."
• Got back to school photos? Send them to erica.hendry at patch.com. We'll run a gallery of your kids heading back to the books!