Students at Emporia Public Schools are back at it.
Wednesday is the first official day of classes, and Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder says there are a lot of students in the buildings, based on enrollment stats.
Back-to-school means renewed emphasis on safety around schools, and Police Capt. Ray Mattas says one of the big issues is safety around buses.
School zones are in effect again. Mattas says officers may start with a warning, but repeated violations may well get tickets.
Speaking of safety, Tuesday’s Jump Start activities for new students, either to the district or their respective buildings, were eventful at Emporia Middle School, which was part of a major power outage, and at Riverside, which had some flooding outside the school after storms dropped up to 6.25 inches of rain on the city.
Areawide, USD 245 Southern Coffey County and USD 386 Madison-Virgil are also beginning Wednesday. Other start dates:
*Thursday: Sacred Heart School, USD 243 Lebo-Waverly, USD 417 Morris County
*Friday: USD 420 Osage City
*Aug. 20: USD 252 Southern Lyon County
*Aug. 21: Emporia Christian School, USD 251 North Lyon County
*Aug. 22: USD 244 Burlington, USD 284 Chase County, USD 330 Mission Valley, USD 389 Eureka, USD 421 Lyndon, USD 434 Santa Fe Trail
USD 454 Burlingame and USD 456 Marais des Cygnes Valley started Tuesday.
