MS Traffic Flow/Drop Off/Pick Up Procedures

Student Drop-off and Pick-up procedures

To provide a safe drop-off and pick-up zone in front of school, the direction of traffic is one-way as indicated by the painted arrows on the pavement. As you enter and exit, drive slowly with caution, as students walking to and from school will cross traffic lanes. Please remind your student to look before walking across traffic lanes. No vehicles, except buses, are allowed in the back of the school for student drop off or pick up.

In the morning, students are to be dropped off using the right or left lanes in front of the building. The middle lane is to be used to exit after dropping students off; the middle lane is NOT a drop-off lane. Students who exit vehicles in the left lane need to look both ways before crossing. Vehicles exiting in the middle lane need to do so with caution. No vehicles should be dropping off students in the staff parking lot; this is not a drop-off zone.

After school, students should be picked up in the front of the building at door 1. The outside lanes are to be used for drivers who are waiting in their vehicles to pick up a student. The middle lane is to be left open at all times to exit after picking up a student. NOTE: when traffic begins to back up on 1st Street, we ask that vehicles travel to the east end of campus, turn around and line up in the westbound lane to enter the safety zone. See diagram here. No vehicles should be picking up students in the staff parking lot; this is not a pick up zone.

Various times of the year bring an increase in the number of vehicles transporting students. Everyone must exercise patience.

Please keep these important safety issues in mind and share this information with others who may be transporting your student.