The school administration has officially committed to installing new crossing signals and assigning staff to manage traffic flow during morning hours. This result honors the memory of Jose and ensures the safety of everyone who walks to campus. Thank you for maintaining your focus on this essential goal until the …
November 24, 2016
Final supporters
Mac isn't cursed! Dark streets, traffic, no supervision whatsoever.. Teachers won't accept anything as an excuse despite how horrible traffic gets in the morning, you'll have to serve up to 2 hours of detention after school for being a minute late. This morning, October 26, 2016, we lost another senior in our school (Jose Torres); for those of you who knew him knew that he was a great person and it was truly heartbreaking to hear of his lost. For those who didn't, you didn't have to know him to know that what happened this morning was truly unfair to him as he was simply a student just like everyone else trying to walk to school on time, and ended up losing his life on the road. This is why I'm making this petition. Jose's loss should not be in vain, and to prevent future accidents of our senior class and the rest to come, changes have to be made to increase student's safety. The woman who ran over our classmate claims to be in a rush to drop off her child at the high school.
The system is very unfair and causes accidents like this to happen when there is not enough traffic control. Just last year school started at 7:10 am, and this year we have to be in class by 6:50 am and with the freshmen and sophomore classes growing, it only creates more traffic. It is extremely dark outside and there is no one to take care of the kids crossing the road and walking to school. There is no one handling traffic. We demand to have more lights and supervision. Changes to the school zone safety CAN be made. Let's make a change this year, and help us sign this petition to make justice for our students and not let Jose's loss be in vain.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 27, 2016
October 26, 2016
I have been in communication with school administration regarding the lack of morning traffic supervision. These discussions are highlighting clear gaps in our current safety protocols. Additional updates will follow as we move forward with these necessary improvements.
Reached 100 supporters
October 26, 2016
October 24, 2016
Our community is approaching one thousand signatures in the wake of this tragedy. Please circulate this petition to help us reach this threshold and demonstrate the necessity of immediate safety improvements for our students.
527 Comments
What happened to this student it a tragic. If the school knows many kids walk from that side to MacArthur there should be a walk way. The apartments house many kids and if there running late there going to go the easiest route to make it on time.
This early arrival has us all rushing to school so that we someone have to stay 2 HOURS LATER and now the school zone flashing lights don't work, the crossing zones are far from each other. There little to no light for those trying to walk. This is ridiculous
Es muy triste lo que pasa , y da miedo saver que cosas como esta pasa y mas cuando tienes hermanos o gente conosida que pueden pasar por lo mismo.. no ahy vigilancia y cuando la ahy los policías estan en el teléfono envés de estar cuidando ya que es su dever..
Me as a mother had me so terrified when I seen this young boys body laying on the street. I was so worried I texted my son to make sure he made it to school as well as my son being a senior just breaks my heart. My prayers to the family
MacArthur should keep the time that last year students would come to school.@ 7:15 so it won't be dark outside,no accident,not in a rush,and no excuse on being late.Because we shouldn't wait until someone dies,and then do something;I just think this is wrong!!
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The school administration has officially committed to installing new crossing signals and assigning staff to manage traffic flow during morning hours. This result honors the memory of Jose and ensures the safety of everyone who walks to campus. Thank you for maintaining your focus on this essential goal until the …
November 24, 2016
Final supporters
Mac isn't cursed! Dark streets, traffic, no supervision whatsoever.. Teachers won't accept anything as an excuse despite how horrible traffic gets in the morning, you'll have to serve up to 2 hours of detention after school for being a minute late. This morning, October 26, 2016, we lost another senior in our school (Jose Torres); for those of you who knew him knew that he was a great person and it was truly heartbreaking to hear of his lost. For those who didn't, you didn't have to know him to know that what happened this morning was truly unfair to him as he was simply a student just like everyone else trying to walk to school on time, and ended up losing his life on the road. This is why I'm making this petition. Jose's loss should not be in vain, and to prevent future accidents of our senior class and the rest to come, changes have to be made to increase student's safety. The woman who ran over our classmate claims to be in a rush to drop off her child at the high school.
The system is very unfair and causes accidents like this to happen when there is not enough traffic control. Just last year school started at 7:10 am, and this year we have to be in class by 6:50 am and with the freshmen and sophomore classes growing, it only creates more traffic. It is extremely dark outside and there is no one to take care of the kids crossing the road and walking to school. There is no one handling traffic. We demand to have more lights and supervision. Changes to the school zone safety CAN be made. Let's make a change this year, and help us sign this petition to make justice for our students and not let Jose's loss be in vain.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 27, 2016
October 26, 2016
I have been in communication with school administration regarding the lack of morning traffic supervision. These discussions are highlighting clear gaps in our current safety protocols. Additional updates will follow as we move forward with these necessary improvements.
Reached 100 supporters
October 26, 2016
October 24, 2016
Our community is approaching one thousand signatures in the wake of this tragedy. Please circulate this petition to help us reach this threshold and demonstrate the necessity of immediate safety improvements for our students.
527 Comments
As parent of a current senior, this news is especially heartbreaking. Early high school start times are associated with increased accidents, among other adverse effects. Please change the start time before another preventable accident takes another child's life.
What happened to this student it a tragic. If the school knows many kids walk from that side to MacArthur there should be a walk way. The apartments house many kids and if there running late there going to go the easiest route to make it on time.
This early arrival has us all rushing to school so that we someone have to stay 2 HOURS LATER and now the school zone flashing lights don't work, the crossing zones are far from each other. There little to no light for those trying to walk. This is ridiculous
Es muy triste lo que pasa , y da miedo saver que cosas como esta pasa y mas cuando tienes hermanos o gente conosida que pueden pasar por lo mismo.. no ahy vigilancia y cuando la ahy los policías estan en el teléfono envés de estar cuidando ya que es su dever..
Me as a mother had me so terrified when I seen this young boys body laying on the street. I was so worried I texted my son to make sure he made it to school as well as my son being a senior just breaks my heart. My prayers to the family
MacArthur should keep the time that last year students would come to school.@ 7:15 so it won't be dark outside,no accident,not in a rush,and no excuse on being late.Because we shouldn't wait until someone dies,and then do something;I just think this is wrong!!
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As parent of a current senior, this news is especially heartbreaking. Early high school start times are associated with increased accidents, among other adverse effects. Please change the start time before another preventable accident takes another child's life.