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Pick-up & Drop-off Safety Procedures

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🌟 Walnut Acres Safety Reminders 🌟

At Walnut Acres, parents, students, and staff all work together to keep our campus safe. Please take a moment to read these reminders so we can all enjoy a safe and happy school year. 💛

🚗 Student Drop-Off & Pick-Up

  • Use the Drive-Thru in front of the school or park on the street.

  • Please do not stop in the middle of the street — it creates unsafe conditions for both cars and bikes.

  • Handicap parking spaces are for authorized use only.

🅿️ Parking

  • Be a good neighbor — park only in legal spaces.

  • Please avoid red zones, crosswalks, driveways, and “No Parking” areas.

  • The school lot is for staff and handicapped parking only.

  • Have students use sidewalks and crosswalks (not the Drive-Thru line) to get to campus safely.

🚙 Drive-Thru Guidelines

Our Drive-Thru helps make drop-off and pick-up quick and safe. Volunteers are there to greet students and help. Please:

  • Drive slowly and carefully. Follow volunteer directions.

  • No walking through the Drive-Thru — it’s for cars only.

  • Drop off only where a volunteer is present. (Backpacks ready, hugs and goodbyes done!)

  • Do not pass other cars or cut through the staff lot.

  • Always stop at stop signs and watch for pedestrians.

  • 🚫 Do not park or leave your car unattended in the Drive-Thru.

🚦 Wiget Lane

  • Green zone = Walnut Acres Day Care sign-in/out

  • Yellow zone = Cafeteria deliveries

  • Red zones = 🚫 No stopping, no parking

  • Please do not double park or make U-turns — it creates unsafe congestion.

  • Parking enforcement officers patrol this area often.

🛑 Crosswalks

  • Always use the crosswalks around campus.

  • Crossing guards are at Wiget/Blackstone, Walnut/Blackstone, Walnut/Hutchinson, and Oak Grove/Cerezo.

  • Please wait for the crossing guard to cross you safely. 🚸

🚲 Bicycles & Scooters

  • Walk bikes and scooters on campus, sidewalks, and through crosswalks.

  • Helmets are a must! 🪖

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adults on Campus

  • Sign in at the office and wear a visitor badge (or district ID).

  • If signing your child out early, use the separate clipboard in the office.

🐶 No Dogs on Campus

  • For safety and health reasons, dogs are not allowed on campus.

  • Trained support dogs with vests are the only exception.

✨ Thank you for helping keep Walnut Acres safe! If you have any questions, please reach out to Nicole Berglund at berglundn@mdusd.org. Together, we’ll make this a safe and successful school year!