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THE CHAMPION, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 - 14, 2019 • Page 4
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School is now in session,
exercise caution
DeKalb County’s two school districts,
DeKalb County School District (DCSD)
and City Schools of Decatur (CSD), are
now back in session for the 2019-2020
academic year.
According to district websites, DCSD
has more than 102,000 students, 15,500
employees and 140 facilities; CSD has
5,700 students and 10 schools. Combined,
these districts each day are responsible for
teaching and caring for almost 110,000
students.
As the 100,000-plus students go back
to the classrooms, our roads and sidewalks
will be crowded with those who walk to
school, those who ride buses and those who
are driven to school by others. Drivers must
be alert to the possibility of students darting
across roads and streets and be prepared to
encounter congested roads and streets near
school zones.
A new law regarding motorists and
school buses that went into effect in
February mandates that all vehicular traffic
must stop in both directions on a two-lane
or a multiple-lane roadway unless there is
a median between the opposing lanes of
traffic.
According to crashstats.nhtsa.dot.
gov, there is an average of 128 school-
transportation-related fatalities each year
in the United States. We suggest, out of
an abundance of caution, that motorists
always stop for school buses and children,
regardless of whether there is a median.
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