COULD BE MADE. THIS IS THE STREET A STUDENT WAS CROSSING TO GO TO SCISSORTAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN THEY WERE HIT BY A CAR. NOW, IF YOU LOOK ALL THE WAY DOWN THE STREET HERE, THE WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS IS A SCHOOL ZONE START ALL THE WAY AT THE FRONT. PARENTS SAY THERE NEED TO BE SIGNS CLOSER TO THE SCHOOL TO HELP PROTECT STUDENTS. THERE’S NO STOPLIGHTS, NO STOP SIGNS AT ALL. SO PEOPLE JUST FLY THROUGH HERE. PARENTS AT SCISSORTAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAY THEY WANT MORE WARNING SIGNS TO PROTECT STUDENTS CROSSING A BUSY STREET TO GET TO SCHOOL. THE ONLY WARNINGS THAT YOU HAVE ARE JUST THE REGULAR GENERIC SCHOOL ZONE SIGNS. THERE’S NO FLASHING LIGHTS, NO LIGHTS ON THE GROUND WHILE THE STUDENT WHO WAS HIT BY A CAR EARLIER IN THE WEEK IS OKAY, PARENTS SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH MORE SCHOOL ZONE WARNINGS. IT’S DANGEROUS. OBVIOUSLY. NOW, NEARLY 100 PARENTS HAVE SIGNED A PETITION IN HOPES TO ADD THOSE WARNINGS. WE’VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO CAUSE FOR A CROSSWALK. SO NOW WE’VE STARTED TO SEE SOME THINGS HAPPENING BECAUSE THERE’S BEEN A CAUSE. UNFORTUNATELY, EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TOLD KOCO THEY’RE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY TO ADD MORE SAFETY MEASURES. THE CITY SAYS THE STREET IS ALREADY A 25 MILE PER HOUR ZONE AND BY CITY ORDINANCE, THEY CAN ONLY HAVE SIGNS LIKE THIS ONE THAT SAY WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT. NOW, THE CITY PLANS TO ADD PAVEMENT MARKINGS THAT SAY SCHOOL, BUT THEY SAY FOR CROSSWALKS TO BE PUT IN, THE ADDITIONAL CROSSWALK WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THEN IT’LL GO TO THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. AND THEN ONCE THAT THAT IS DONE, THE CITY WILL GO OUT AND STRIPE IT AND PUT THE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE UP. NOW, THE CITY SAYS FOR A CROSSWALK TO BE PUT IN HERE, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION. THEY EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN IN JULY AND HOPE FOR ALL THIS WORK TO BE DONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS BACK UP IN AUGUST IN NORTHWEST
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Parents demand safety changes after child hit by car near Edmond's Scissortail Elementary
While the student who was hit by a car earlier in the week is OK, parents believe the incident could have been prevented with more school zone warnings.
Parents want change after an Edmond student was hurt while walking to Scissortail Elementary School earlier this week.The child was hit by a car while crossing to go to the elementary school. While there are warning signs where the school zone starts, parents say there needs to be signs closer to the school to help protect students. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here."There's no stoplights, no stop signs at all. So, people just fly through here," said Casey Robinson, a parent of a Scissortail Elementary student. Parents are demanding more warning signs to protect students crossing the busy street to get to school. "The only warnings that you have are just the regular generic school zone signs. No flashing lights. No lights on the ground," Robinson added.While the student who was hit by a car earlier in the week is OK, parents believe the incident could have been prevented with more school zone warnings. "It's dangerous, obviously," Robinson said.Nearly 100 parents have signed a petition in hopes to add those warnings. "We've been told there was no cause for a crosswalk," Robinson said. "Now, we've started to see some things happening because there's been a cause, unfortunately."Edmond Public Schools officials told KOCO 5 they are working with the city of Oklahoma City to add more safety measures. The city says the street is already a 25 mph zone, and, by city ordinance, they can only have signs that say "when children are present.">> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe city plans to add pavement markings that say "school," but approval is needed for a crosswalk to be put in."The additional crosswalk will have to be submitted by the Edmond Public Schools, and it'll go to the traffic commission for approval," said Debbie Miller, director of Public Works and city engineer with the city of OKC. "Once that is done, the city will go out, stripe it, and put additional signage up." City officials expect the crosswalk request to be on the July agenda, and they hope work can be done in early August before school starts.Top Headlines Woman battling Iowa city over emotional support goose: 'He's the light of my day' Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns in time to tee off 2 people, including security guard, injured after shots fired at northwest OKC apartment complex Some in Houston facing no power for weeks after storms cause widespread damage, killing at least 4 Chickasha triple-murder suspect planned other acts of violence, court documents say
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Parents want change after an Edmond student was hurt while walking to Scissortail Elementary School earlier this week.
The child was hit by a car while crossing to go to the elementary school. While there are warning signs where the school zone starts, parents say there needs to be signs closer to the school to help protect students.
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"There's no stoplights, no stop signs at all. So, people just fly through here," said Casey Robinson, a parent of a Scissortail Elementary student.
Parents are demanding more warning signs to protect students crossing the busy street to get to school.
"The only warnings that you have are just the regular generic school zone signs. No flashing lights. No lights on the ground," Robinson added.
While the student who was hit by a car earlier in the week is OK, parents believe the incident could have been prevented with more school zone warnings.
"It's dangerous, obviously," Robinson said.
Nearly 100 parents have signed a petition in hopes to add those warnings.
"We've been told there was no cause for a crosswalk," Robinson said. "Now, we've started to see some things happening because there's been a cause, unfortunately."
Edmond Public Schools officials told KOCO 5 they are working with the city of Oklahoma City to add more safety measures. The city says the street is already a 25 mph zone, and, by city ordinance, they can only have signs that say "when children are present."
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
The city plans to add pavement markings that say "school," but approval is needed for a crosswalk to be put in.
"The additional crosswalk will have to be submitted by the Edmond Public Schools, and it'll go to the traffic commission for approval," said Debbie Miller, director of Public Works and city engineer with the city of OKC. "Once that is done, the city will go out, stripe it, and put additional signage up."
City officials expect the crosswalk request to be on the July agenda, and they hope work can be done in early August before school starts.
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- Woman battling Iowa city over emotional support goose: 'He's the light of my day'
- Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns in time to tee off
- 2 people, including security guard, injured after shots fired at northwest OKC apartment complex
- Some in Houston facing no power for weeks after storms cause widespread damage, killing at least 4
- Chickasha triple-murder suspect planned other acts of violence, court documents say
