As students return to class, the Grand Ledge Police Department is reminding drivers and pedestrians to be extra cautious in school zones following a recent incident where a student was struck by a vehicle at a different school district.
- Grand Ledge schools had its first day on Tuesday
- Police gave tips reminding neighbors to be careful when driving near school districts
- Video shows a parent and police chief giving their perspectives on safety.
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School Zone Safety: Police Urge Caution To Drivers and Pedestrians As School Begins
As kids left class, they held hands with parents,staying on the sidewalks as they walked home. Grand Ledge Police Chief Ron Erickson says safety measures are crucial with thousands of students to consider.
“We’re looking at 5,500 students throughout our region that are coming in and out of the Grand Ledge School District,” Erickson said.
I caught up with Erickson at Holbrook Elementary School before students got out for the day. Potterville neighbor Irma Arellano was first in line to pick up her granddaughter. Arellano tends to drive cautiously in school zones…