QUESTION: Why are Alamance-Burlington school employees directing traffic during drop-off and pickup times at ABSS schools? Are they trained, and isn’t that a liability for the school system if there’s an accident?
ANSWER: ABSS officials confirmed for The Alamance News Wednesday afternoon that school employees are assisting local law enforcement with managing traffic congestion around schools during travel hours and have been trained in traffic control measures.
Employees administer traffic control to help improve student safety, manage congestion during peak hours, and allow buses to leave the lot and begin their routes,” ABSS chief communications officer Emily-Lynn Adkins explained Wednesday.
“If there were to be a vehicle crash around the school, local law enforcement would investigate the crash and determine contributing factors, but they do not assign fault in their crash reports,” Adkins said.
“Nevertheless, the district is working to mitigate any risk by collaborating with our local law enforcement agencies to provide traffic control officer training for our staff,” Adkins elaborated for the newspaper. “This would include authorization from the head of the agency or their designee to perform traffic control as needed at the schools.
“[We are] making every effort to partner with local law enforcement agencies,” Adkins added, “to make sure our staff, students, and families are safe while traveling to and from school in the mornings and afternoons.”
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