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Somerset parents and PTSA urge district to reverse earlier start time, cite hill, microclimate and dark-walk risks
Summary
Multiple parents and the Somerset PTSA told the Bellevue School District board that moving Somerset Elementary’s start time to 8:05 a.m. will expose students to unsafe walking conditions in winter and asked the district to reconsider the change.
Parents and the Somerset Elementary PTSA told the Bellevue School District Board of Directors on May 1 that a proposed shift to an 8:05 a.m. start next year would create unsafe walking conditions for students because of steep roads, limited sidewalks, poor winter lighting and local microclimate effects.
Steph (last name not provided) said Somerset “already checks all of these boxes” for unsafe walking conditions—limited or no sidewalks in the one-mile walk radius, no traffic lights, only two crosswalks near the school, blind curves, steep slopes and few overhead…
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