A resident appealed to the board Wednesday to reexamine morning drop‑off procedures at the district’s middle‑ and high‑school complex after what he described as confusion and unsafe maneuvers during the opening weeks of school.
Jerry Lawrence, a member of the community who identified where he lives at the start of his remarks, told the board the freshman parents lacked clear directions for which lane to use and that drivers were “fishtailing” into the high school complex. “We’ve seen dump trucks. We’ve seen larger tractor trailers. We’ve seen all sorts of vehicles not abiding by the 15 mile per hour speed limit,” he said.
Lawrence said construction closures on nearby roads have increased commute times and complicated drop‑off patterns, and he said the district’s advice to “leave 15 minutes earlier” is not an adequate solution for families with constrained schedules. He urged the board and district to develop a better system to get students safely and efficiently onto campus during weekday mornings.
Lawrence also commented that seniors' new parking privileges have introduced many inexperienced drivers into the complex and said safety should take precedence over penalties such as loss of parking privileges. He closed with an aside asking the district to accelerate cursive writing instruction because “my daughter's having to translate teacher notes for people because nobody can read cursive.”
Discussion versus decision: this was a public comment; the board did not vote on operational changes at the meeting. The comment was recorded during the public‑comment portion of the agenda and no immediate action was announced.
Ending: the board noted the comment and proceeded to adjourn; staff follow‑up or committee review of drop‑off procedures was not recorded in the meeting minutes available in the transcript.