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Resident thanks district after safety changes to school pickup traffic; officials say team implemented signage and flow adjustments
Summary
A Drexel Hill resident praised district staff for making traffic and pickup-line changes near a middle school after she reported close calls; administrators said a team including the director of public safety and others coordinated signage and flow changes to reduce dangerous parking and improve student safety.
A resident thanked district officials during public comment after administrators changed traffic flow and posted signage at a school pickup area following safety concerns she raised.
Deborah Geiger, who said she lives at 4006 Albemarle Avenue in Drexel Hill, told the board she had observed drivers parking illegally in the school drive-up and blocking walkways, creating “close calls” for students and caregivers. Geiger said she contacted former board president Veil Desnoirs, who forwarded her email to Superintendent Daniel McGarry; McGarry and district staff responded that same day and implemented changes to improve flow.
“I came tonight to thank Mister Des Noyers. I had written him an email May 24, and he forwarded that to Doctor McGarry,” Geiger said. She described seeing drivers park on yellow lines that forced children into the drive lane and said the situation had caused accidents on Burmont Road. After the district implemented changes and placed signage, Geiger said, “Nobody's parking illegally. The traffic's flowing.”
Superintendent McGarry credited a team that responded to the complaint, naming director of public safety Anthony Vaughn, Mister Bridges and others: “We got people together. But part of the job is also recognizing the people that are there,” McGarry said, thanking staff and emphasizing it was a team effort.
The board recorded no formal motion tied to the complaint; administrators said they coordinated immediate operational changes — including signage advising drivers and instructions to keep traffic flowing — rather than seeking board action. The meeting record indicates the changes were implemented quickly after the resident’s email and that district staff communicated with families and staff as needed.
Geiger concluded by praising the school: “Kevin comes out of school every day with a smile on his face,” she said, adding thanks to teachers and safety personnel. Board members and administrators expressed appreciation for the resident’s outreach and for the staff who addressed the concern.
