Parents and buses dropped children off for their first day of school at West Plains Elementary Thursday. (ORN Photo)
(West Plains) – Today is the first day of school for the West Plains R-7 School District, and school will be in session across the region for students in the next few days. Lt. Mike Coldiron with the Howell County Sheriff’s Department says that during the summer time, drivers get used to not having to look for school children. However, motorists are urged to be cautious during these first few weeks, and all school year:
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Coldiron also reminds motorists that texting while driving is illegal, and especially dangerous during the school year.
Traffic on Howell Ave. in front of the West Plains High School was backed up past the railroad tracks on Thursday as students and parents arrived for the first day of school. (ORN Photo)