Douglas County is in Stage 2 Fire Restrictions by order of the Sheriff. Visit the Douglas County Sherriff’s office page to learn more about what is allowed during a Stage 2 Fire Restriction.
Douglas County is in Stage 2 Fire Restrictions by order of the Sheriff. Visit the Douglas County Sherriff’s office page to learn more about what is allowed during a Stage 2 Fire Restriction.
County, School District, Sheriff’s Office work together to encourage school zone safety
Posted on August 6, 2021 2021Public Safety
The Douglas County School District encourages that students walk, bike or bus to school whenever possible, causing less congestion with vehicles, and lessening the chances for accidents in and around school zones.
To promote safety in school zones, Douglas County Government’s traffic engineers have worked closely with the School District and the Sheriff’s Office to ensure that students have safe routes to school and that those preferred routes are marked.
Douglas County is working to make these busy areas as safe as possible for our students and School Zone safety is a shared responsibility.
It is important that pedestrians of all ages pay attention for cars while traveling to and from school, and that those dropping children off at school, and those traveling through school zones, use extreme caution, drive slowly and keep an eye out for children.
Students who walk, bike or skate to school are asked to follow these simple steps:
For more tips, including those for drivers, such as to refrain from double-parking, not pass a vehicle stopped for pedestrians, or not drop children off across the street from the school, visit douglas.co.us and search: School Zones.
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