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• <br />• <br />iew <br />MIDDLE SCHOOL <br />Mounds View Public Schools <br />March 17, 2010 <br />Grant M. Wyffels, P.E. <br />Director of Public Works <br />803 Old Highway 8 NW <br />New Brighton, MN 55112 <br />Dear Grant Wyffels, <br />The city of New Brighton has always been very supportive of Highview and <br />provided assistance with traffic control whenever it was necessary. My purpose <br />in writing you today is to request additional support to ensure the safety of our <br />students. Please strongly consider installing flashing crosswalk lights on 7th <br />Street across from Highview Middle School. I have been a staff member at <br />Highview for 10 years (Y2 time as a teacher and Y2 time as an administrator.) <br />During my time here I have heard numerous parents express concern for the <br />safety of their children crossing 7th street when school lets out. I have also <br />witnessed too many "close calls" with students in the crosswalk, almost being hit <br />by cars. I have also, on many occasions, gone on the PA system at school to <br />remind our students to watch for cars before they cross 7th street. Without much <br />success, we still have students running across and cars speeding by almost <br />hitting our students. You might think this adolescent age is capable of monitoring <br />traffic when crossing a street but teens' brains are not fully developed at this age <br />so they often times make quick decisions without thinking through the <br />consequences until after the fact. I'd hate to see it take one of my middle school <br />students hit by a car for the city of New Brighton to consider this imperative <br />safety request. <br />Heather Timmons <br />Principal- Highview Middle School <br />2300 7th Street NW ■ New Brighton, MN 55112-6525 0 651-621-6700 phone 0 651-621-6705 fax 0 www.moundsviewschools.org/highview <br />