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School bus driver urges board to move parent drop-off to larger lot to reduce danger near high school
Summary
Marcia Meets, a district school bus driver, told trustees that morning and afternoon congestion on Merin Drive and North/South Taylor Street forces students to walk between cars and buses; she urged the district to use the Sheckler student parking lot for parent drop-off and to keep buses out of that lot.
At the start of the meeting, Marcia Meets, a Churchill County school bus driver, used the public-comment period to report repeated safety problems at Churchill County High School during morning and afternoon student drop‑off and pickup. Meets said parent vehicles often back up on Merin Drive and Taylor Street and that some parents let students exit to cross between cars and buses, which she described as a potentially tragic hazard.
She recommended shifting parent drop-off and pickup to the larger parking lot off Sheckler and restricting that lot from bus access, noting the site can accommodate a lane around the fence to keep traffic moving. Meets asked the board to resolve the issue before the upcoming August start of school.
Board members thanked Meets. No formal action was taken during the meeting; staff later acknowledged the safety concern and may evaluate traffic patterns and logistics in coordination with transportation and site administrators.
