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Our children are forced to walk this hazardous roadway to and from school since our district does not provide bus service or build a safe walkway. We have such high taxes and they can not provide a bus service to keep our children safe. What will it take? A child getting hurt or worse? I'm not alone for there are many in the Wayne district that are in the same situation.
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Fran Johnston (Guest)
I don't understand why this road isn't deemed a hazardous roadway. In my concern for additional alternatives, I have discovered the following state law Policies and Procedures Manual for Pupil Transportation, N.J. State Department of Education N.J.S.A. 18A:39-1 et seq. “ Transportation To and From Schools” .
The Board of Education is concerned with the safety of students who walk to and from school along roadways determined to be hazardous routes. The chief school administrator shall work in conjunction with municipal officials to determine the criteria necessary for the classification of a hazardous route and shall maintain a list of all hazardous routes in the district. The chief school administrator shall develop rules and regulations to supply courtesy transportation for students who must walk to and from school along routes designated by the School District to be hazardous routes. The criteria used to determine hazardous routes may include but shall not be limited to the following:
A. Population density;
B. Traffic volume;
C. Average vehicle velocity;
D. Existence or absence of sufficient sidewalk space;
E. Roads and highways that are winding or have blind curves;
F. Roads or highways with steep inclines and declines;
G. Drop-offs that are close proximity to a sidewalk;
H. Bridges or overpasses that must be crossed to reach the school;
I. Train tracks or trestles that must be crossed to reach the school;
J. Busy roads and highways that must be crossed to reach the school.
With that said I wonder who are the municipal officials that are required to review this information and make a decision, I guess I'll have to do more research to find out who the responsible party is.
SUE (Guest)
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Michael Johnston (Guest)
Politicians write bill’s, vote on bills and put these bills into law. One law in the state of NJ will not provide bus service for children living within 2 miles of their school, leaving our children to walk to school on dangerous intersections with no sidewalks, crossing guards and vehicles traveling at a speed in excess of 45mph thus putting these children into harms way.
The politicians who vote and pass these laws leave their homes in the morning and walk as far as their driveway to get into a State owned vehicle, that we the voters pay for. I think it’s high time we take back our votes and put people into public office who actually care about the safety of our children and listen to the people who voted them into office.
Karen S (Guest)
Roseann N Frato (Guest)
How do you sleep at night ..............
Make walk-ways , sidewalks or for gods sake , pick up this child and get her to school safely .........
jody (Guest)
School Board of Education
School Superintendent
Transportation Supervisor
The superintendent said since we have a large number of children that need to find their own means to get to and from school the district must strictly adhere to DOE regulations. The number of children we are speaking of approx 5,800. Now, times that by the 600 districts in the state of New Jersey. WOW, that's a lot of children.
The municipality does not want to hear about providing safe walkways for all the children in this district.
So I've have contacted our Towns Mayor, hopefully he will be able to assist us parents that are concerned.
As I have updates I'll let you know.
Thanks to all!!!
j (Guest)
Update...
Office of Wayne Township Mayor Vergano told me its not a town issue its a state issue, contact your local Sentor and Assemblyman. So we received no help from the township for a safe passage to and from school. So I now contact Senator Keven O'Toole and Assemblyman Scott Rumana and David Russo. Let's see they can help provide a safe passage.
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