Parking Lot Safety

Please read below about how to navigate our parking lot. Also, please make sure that:

• You are only parking in designated parking spots
• You are only driving in/out through the correct entry/exit ways
• You are not driving in the bus lanes (only the two dedicated parent lanes)
• You are not driving in or through our ditches

Our parking lot was not designed for the amount and type of traffic that we experience, so we all need to cooperate to ensure the safety of our students. These are the key procedures:

• Always enter through the south driveway and exit through the north driveway
• Drive slowly and be particularly alert during recess and noon hour when the students are outside.
• Do not drive through or park in the “BUS LANE” (the area between the school and the first row of cars) between 8:15-8:40 and 3:00-3:20 as this is when the buses are present or due to arrive.
• If you want to park and walk your child to school, please park on the far west side of the parking lot (by the basketball court). Walk toward the auditorium and then up the crosswalk.
• The middle of the parking lot is where vehicles drive through to drop off students. Students should exit vehicles quickly and make their way to school (NOT between the cars).
• Students or adults should NEVER walk between buses.
• Yield to buses when they are arriving or leaving.
• Take extra care when backing out of a parking stall as students are not always paying attention.