Safety is a Priority as Children go Back to School

Posted on August 1, 2018
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI

It’s the time of the year when school buses will be filling the roadways transporting students to school on their first day back to classes for the new school year.

State law requires motorists to stop when a school bus is picking up or dropping off children. Watch for buses with the stop arm extended and red lights flashing. When this occurs, drivers are required to stop. A person who disregards a school bus stop arm commits a Class A Infraction and could receive a maximum fine of $10,000.

If a roadway is divided by a physical barrier or an unimproved median, vehicles that are traveling in the same direction as the school bus need to stop. Vehicles traveling in the opposite direction do not need to stop if a school bus driver has activated the stop arm and red flashing lights.

Drivers should be aware of increased pedestrian traffic around bus stops and schools. Watch for children as they bike or walk to school.

School Board Approves Personnel Items, Boiler Replacement Bid

Posted on August 9, 2017
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI

The North Judson-San Pierre School Board is making some final preparations for the start of the school year tomorrow.

Superintendent Annette Zupin says board members approved some personnel items during a special meeting Monday. “That included teachers, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers,” she explains. “We had a variety of positions to fill.” Zupin says the school board also approved the corporation’s bus driver manual for the year.

In other business Monday, board members voted to hire Benchmark Mechanical of Kokomo to replace an aging boiler in the middle school building. Zupin says approving the project now will help make sure the work is done before the cold weather arrives, while helping the corporation meet its November deadline.