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Grandfather raises safety alarm: students must cross busy Scenic Highway to reach relocated Alta Vista bus stop
Summary
A Polk County grandfather told the school board that a relocated Alta Vista Elementary bus stop forces young students to cross Scenic Highway (SR 544) without a marked crosswalk or crossing guard; district staff said they are already evaluating the situation with law enforcement and will follow up.
Thomas Klingensmith, a Polk County resident and grandfather of a child who attends Alta Vista Elementary, used the public-comment portion of the Dec. 9 meeting to raise a safety concern about the bus stop at the school’s old site.
Klingensmith told the board that when the school moved, the school-zone protections were removed at the old Alta Vista site and students who live on the…
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