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INFORMATION RELEASE

Subject: School Zone Traffic Safety
Date: 2021-01-22
From: Lieutenant Krag Campbell
Case or Incident: #N/A
Summary:

In person school has started across Juneau for several students. With it comes reduced speeds near schools during the morning and afternoon. Drivers should be aware of flashing school zone signs when travelling near schools and reduce speeds accordingly. Watch out for additional pedestrians and bicyclist that may be on the roadway and yield the right of way.

Watch out for school buses. Drivers should never pass school busses with red lights activated. You run a high risk of striking a child. The safest behavior is to stop at least 50 feet back from the bus and give everyone plenty of room.

Here is some additional school zone times to help plan your morning and evening.

Elementary Schools

Gastineau: Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 10:45am-1130am; 2:30pm-3:00pm

Glacier Valley: Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 10:45am-11:30am; 2:30pm-3:00pm

Mendenhall River School: Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 10:45am-11:30am; 2:30pm-3:00pm

Auke Bay: Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 10:45am-11:30am; 2:30pm-3:00pm

Harborview: Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 10:45am-1130am; 2:30pm-3:00pm (this also includes the Montessori Borealis elementary kids)

Riverbend: Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 10:45am-11:30am; 2:30pm-3:00pm

Middle Schools

DZ: Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 8:00am-8:30am; 3:00-3:30pm

Floyd Dryden: Mon, Tues, Thur Fri: 8:00am-8:30am-3:00pm-3:30pm

High Schools

TMHS: Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:30am-9:15am; 3:15pm-4:00pm

JDHS: Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:30am-9:15am; 3:15pm-4:00pm (includes Yaakoosge)

 

All factual allegations contained in this release are based upon preliminary investigation and are subject to change or clarification as the investigation continues. Any charges reported in this release are merely accusations and all persons named in this release are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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