Start of School
Posted by James Monroe on Aug 30, 2016
Lake Stevens School District schools begin on Wednesday, September 7th. Please remember this as you travel about the community. Children will be walking to and from bus stops. Many students will actually walk or ride their bicycles to their schools. Remember to obey the rules of the road in regards to school buses.
When the school buses have activated the red warning lights and extended the STOP paddle, you must stop your vehicle if you are in the same lane as the bus or in the adjacent lane. In other words you must stop when you and the bus are on a two lane road and the red lights are going and the STOP paddle is extended regardless of the direction you are going. If you and the bus are on a four lane road you do not have to stop if you are traveling in the opposite direction of the bus. If, however, you are going the same direction as the bus you must stop when the red lights are going and the STOP paddle is extended. In all cases, you know the bus will be stopping when the bus driver activates the alternating Amber Pre Warn lights. The amber pre warn lights are different from the amber hazard lights. Every vehicle has amber hazard lights. The rules of the road regarding school buses apply no matter what community you are traveling in.
