Hi Kids! Welcome to School!

While the rest of Spearfish has improved in removing snow from public streets, the Spearfish School District gets a failing grade when it comes to removing snow at the elementary schools. 

This morning I watched as kids at West Elementary struggled over 2-foot piles of snow just to get to the main cross walk. Other kids were seen walking down the sides of the street because there was no place to walk on the sidewalks. Parents struggled to find a place to pull over and let their kids out. Most resorted to dropping their kids off in the middle of the road, urging them to walk down the road to the entrance.

If the City of Spearfish can clean out the City Hall area and other such areas, how can they not channel resources to clean out the area where parents pick-up and drop-off their kids for school? It’s ridiculous, to say the least.

This isn’t some beach community struck by an odd snow storm. This is South Dakota. There is absolutely no excuse for not clearing the snow so our kids can make it to school safely and on time.