08/12/2026
📚 BACK TO SCHOOL IS TOMORROW! 🚌✏️
Tomorrow morning, the roads will be a little bit busier as our kids head back to school. For some, it’s the first day of kindergarten. For others, it’s the start of another year with new teachers, new friends, new challenges, and new opportunities.
To all of our students… believe in yourself, work hard, be kind, and don’t be afraid to chase your goals. You’ve got a whole new year ahead of you. Make it a great one!
And to all the parents, drivers, and neighbors in the Boone Trail community, SLOW DOWN and PAY ATTENTION. Those few extra seconds could make all the difference.
A FEW BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY REMINDERS:
🚌 SCHOOL BUS STOP LAW
• Yellow flashing lights mean the bus is preparing to stop. Slow down and be prepared to stop.
• Red flashing lights + the stop arm extended = STOP. Remain stopped until the red lights are off, the stop arm is retracted, and the bus begins moving.
• On most two-lane roads, traffic in BOTH directions must stop for a stopped school bus.
• On a divided highway with a physical median, traffic traveling in the opposite direction generally does not have to stop. On roads with four or more lanes and only a center turn lane, only traffic following the bus must stop.
🚸 WATCH FOR OUR KIDS
• Slow down in school zones and neighborhoods.
• Watch for children walking, riding bikes, or waiting at bus stops.
• Expect the unexpected… a child running late for the bus may not be watching traffic.
• Put the phone down and keep your eyes on the road.
• Give yourself extra time in the morning. Being a few minutes late is better than not getting there at all.
From all of us at Boone Trail Emergency Services, we want to wish every student, teacher, bus driver, and school employee a safe, successful, and blessed school year!
