School zone crossing at HISD's North Forest High divides city, state leaders over student safety
North Forest High School students wait for their rides under a closed pedestrian bridge after school on Mesa Dr. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 in Houston.
Students, most of whom are bused to the campus, live mostly south and west of the campus, meaning trips back by foot or on Metropolitan Transit Authority buses require them to cross the street. Houston Independent School District Police shut down Mesa to let school buses out during the afternoons, but cannot control the road the entire time.
The city's refusal to budge on its crossing zone rule at the campus led State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, the Houston Democrat who represents the area, to file a bill in Austin that would require a city with a population of 2 million or more, namely Houston, to install school crossing zones at all high schools.
The city of Houston opposes the requirement because it limits what it can do to simply installing flashing lights and crosswalks, when the issue could be solved other ways, officials said.
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