THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, NOVEmbER 18, 2022 Page 11 Kiwanis Key Club students lend a hand at annual Kiwanis Club Thanksgiving Project The Kiwanis Club of Everett and the EHS Key Club are proud to continue their annual Thanksgiving project whereby 150 complete Turkey Dinners are provided to Everett families in need of assistance. The EHS Key Club is the High School level Service Leadership Program sponsored by Everett Kiwanis. Pictured, in no particular order, are David DeSouza, Sarah Sales, Yasmine Laabadla, Steven Cordero and Vanessa Almonte. The students gathered at the Connolly Center to help bring in the turkeys for distribution. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net ~ Letter to the Editor ~ Dear Editor, Motorists are illegally passing stopped school buses at epidemic levels. 41.8 mil lion violations throughout a 180-day school year, in fact. According to the 2022 survey conducted by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services, America’s motoring public are illegally passing school buses at “epidemic levels.” Four Massachusetts children were struck by motorists who failed to stop for the bus in 2014, 2021 & 2022. Violations are increasing at an alarmingly rapid rate and motorists are not only endangering the lives of children, they are getting away with it. It’s the law to stop for a school bus on both sides of the road when the red lights are flashing. When the yellow lights flash, drivers need to slow down and prepare to stop. Red flashing lights and the extended stop sign indicate the school bus has stopped to let students on or off. This is one of the first rules of the road we learn in driving school. Children are taught and should be able to expect that cars will stop for them so they can safely get on or off the bus and also cross the street. This is my child’s first year taking the bus. I had no idea motorists were ignoring this law until I saw it for myself. I did some research and realized that unless you are driving a school bus, or actively involved in combating the problem, people have no idea how bad the situation is. I also discovered there are multiple bills “concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses” that can be found on MAlegislature. LETTER | SEE PAGE 19
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