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Hammond trustees direct staff to craft elementary-transportation plan after residents warn of hazardous walking routes
Summary
Trustees asked the superintendent and transportation director to identify hazardous schoolwalking routes and price options for elementary busing, after residents and crossing guards described immediate winter-safety risks for students.
Facing multiple public pleas about unsafe routes and looming winter weather, the School City of Hammond board on Nov. 19 directed Superintendent Dr. Wilson and Transportation Director Mr. Peterson to develop an elementary-transportation plan that identifies hazard zones and estimated costs.
Multiple residents and school staff told trustees that small children are walking long distances along busy, dangerous corridors — including Chicago Avenue, Calumet and Columbia — and warned that…
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