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UPDATE: Child hit by car on Lawndale Drive
by Tupelo Public School District
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This morning a Tupelo Public School District student was struck by a car on Lawndale Drive while crossing the street to board the bus. The bus arm was down, a TPSD Bus Monitor was properly positioned in the roadway, and the monitor attempted to get the car to stop. This incident is being investigated by the Tupelo Police Department.

Paramedics were called to the scene, but the mother stated that she would take the child to seek medical attention.

The TPSD Board of Trustees and Superintendent Randy Shaver work closely with the Transportation Department to continually review traffic policies and patterns to ensure that our students are safe on the way to and from school. As always, the ultimate concern of the TPSD Transportation Department is the well being and safety of our students.

The condition of the child was not immediately known.

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sandlot1959
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January 06, 2010
probably because back in OUR day, there weren't a bunch of idiots out there text messaging while they drive or having a cellphone plastered against the side of their head...if that's the case, they ought to waterboard and pluck the fingernails from the driver...
tupelojoe81
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January 06, 2010
sad story, dumb driver.

another note, what is a bus monitor? Is it like a hall monitor? Back in my day (makes me sound old) we didnt have bus arms and bus monitors and had to look both ways before crossing the road.......how times change.