Resident urges district to address morning drop-off congestion at Lancaster High School

A Lancaster resident urged the Lancaster Central School District Board of Education to address morning traffic and student check-in congestion at Lancaster High School during the public hearing portion of the board’s meeting on 2025-06-09.

“My name is Polly Adame,” the speaker said, describing recurring delays when entering the school loop at the south end and difficulties crossing Central Avenue from nearby neighborhoods. She said parents can wait “10, 15 minutes” trying to get through the loop, and that one grandson faces detention for lateness. “If I get them to the door by 07:32, they're not late,” she said, adding that some days she arrives and “they close at 07:30” and students are not admitted without being marked late.

Adame suggested the district station staff at the south end of the building to monitor student entry and to use the large parking lot to reduce the queue of cars on Central Avenue. “I just was would hope that somebody would oversee what goes on out in front of this building every morning because it's very frustrating. That's all I got to say,” she said.

The board’s public-hearing instructions, read before public comment, referenced board policy 15 14 and federal privacy law: speakers were reminded that as a public school the district is bound by “various laws, regulations, and policies regarding the privacy of students and staff, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act,” and that the board “will not be engaging in any dialogue with members of the community” during the public comment period. The transcript records no board response to Adame’s specific request; the meeting proceeded to an executive-session announcement and adjournment.

Discussion vs. decision: the transcript captures a public comment (discussion) but records no direction to staff, investigation assignment, or formal board action in response during the meeting.