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District to add guardrails, fence and accessible pad at high school after safety briefing
Summary
Board approved work to install guardrails and fencing behind the high school pick‑up area and to construct a concrete pad for wheelchair‑lift buses; director of transportation said lack of barriers creates a risk of student injury near oncoming buses.
The board approved a cooperative services contract to improve the high school bus pickup and drop‑off area after the transportation director described safety risks.
Transportation Director Gary Johnson said the site currently lacks guardrails and secure pedestrian flow, and he warned the board that the configuration could put students in the path of buses. "My fear is that... we could suffer a fatality or injury," Johnson said, urging prompt action to add guardrails, a fence near the welding shop and a concrete pad for buses with wheelchair lifts.
Board members supported the safety rationale and asked whether CTE students could participate in construction tasks where appropriate; administrators said they would work with contractors and consider student involvement where safe and useful. The board voted to approve the contract under cooperative education services using HB450 funds and asked staff to include first responders and the fire department in final design and code checks.
