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Parent tells board Yargo Elementary car-rider line is causing tardies and safety concerns

Barrow County Board of Education · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Dina Valadares told the Barrow County Board the morning car-rider procedure at Yargo Elementary is "inefficient and unsustainable," proposing allowing students to exit earlier near portables or use a backdoor to reduce traffic backups and tardies; she asked the board to support faster implementation of changes.

A parent urged the Barrow County Board of Education Feb. 3 to help Yargo Elementary redesign its morning car-rider procedure to reduce traffic backups and students being marked tardy.

Dina Valadares, who identified herself as a parent of Wildcat students, told the board the current line "starts from Haman Morris Road, wraps through the Haman Morris Middle…

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