FLORENCE, SC – Students in Florence County Public Schools are scheduled to report for classes beginning Monday, August 15, 2016. In a news release from the Florence County Sheriff’s Office, authorities urge all parents, teachers, students and motorists to be aware that the start of school brings with it increased traffic volume, longer lines at stop lights and stop signs, school buses stopping to pick up and let off students and school speed zones. Deputies ask that everyone exercise added caution and patience, with due regard to the fact that our children are on the roads both in the morning and in the afternoon. With that in mind, FCSO deputies will be out in force in school speed zones and areas where school buses operate to enforce the law.
“When it comes to the safety of our children, we will have a “zero tolerance” for speeding through school speed zones or disregarding school bus stop signs,” Sheriff Kenney Boone stated.
FCSO urges everyone to leave home a little earlier than normal to avoid having to rush, especially during the first week or so of classes while everyone gets used to the new traffic volume, crossing guards and traffic patterns.
