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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Sutter County Grand Jury
• 2019-2020
• Agency Response
Response to:
Yuba City Unified School District - Filed 9-24-2025
Yuba City Unified School District
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Findings 10 findings
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One designated pickup/drop off zone is insufficient for Riverbend's 1,000+ student population during peak volume times.
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Riverbend and Park Avenue parents and students do not always comply with written pick up and drop off procedures.
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No mid-block crosswalk on Steward Road in fiont of Riverbend' leads to pedestrian jaywalking. www.ycusd.org
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Drivers not following rules of the road create unsafe conditions.
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Driver compliance increased when a peace officer was present.
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Staff personnel did not address unsafe driver behavior.
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There is no procedure in place for parents to report unsafe drivers.
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School personnel did not wear identifoing safety gear while guiding parents and students.
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There was a significant lack of street signage and curb markings adjacent to schools.
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Riverbend Elementary School had overgrown vegetation obscured driver and pedestrian vision that created safety issues. SCGJ RECOMMENDATIONS: .
Recommendations 9
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R1Page 2YCUSD and the City of Yuba City work together to improve and expand pickup and drop off capability by December 2021.
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R2Page 2School staff use multiple methods to educate Riverbend & Park Avenue parents and students in safe pick up and drop off areas/zones by the start of the 2O2O|2O21 school year.
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R3Page 2The educational staff design student programs to increase and promote traffic and pedestrian safety by the staff of the 202012021 school year.
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R4Page 2A survey conducted to add a mid-block crosswalk on Stewart Road in front of Riverbend by December 2021.
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R5Page 2Yuba City Police Department to increase periodic of a School Resource or Peace Officer as resources permit to deter unsafe behavior by drivers by start of 2O2O|2O21 school year.
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R6Page 2School staff to create a procedure for a concerned driver or parents to report serious traffic safety issues at the schools by December 31,2020.
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R7Page 2School staff to ensure all crossing guards, including school personnel, have adequate training and wear highly visible attire while monitoring pick up and drop off by start of 202012021 school year.
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R8Page 2City of Yuba City to maintain curb painting and have clearly distinguished "No Parking" areas on the public streets adjacent to the schools by start of the 202012021 school year.
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R9Page 2YCUSD to establish maintenance schedules for signage, curb and pavement markings and overgrown vegetation on school premises by the start of 202012021 school year. YCUSD Response to F1lRl: The responsibility of identifying pick up and drop off areas at Riverbend Elementary School is the responsibility of the District. District Office staff, the Director of Maintenance and Facilities, the Riverbend Principal, and the District's Resource Officer will work together to identify possible locations to expand the pick-up and drop off locations at Riverbend Elementary School by December 2020. This date may need to be adjusted due to the fact that all YCUSD schools are reopening through a Distance Learning model for the 2020-2021 school year, due to orders from the Governor and the California Department of Public Health related to COVID-19, YCUSD Response lo F2lR2: Once school resumes to in-person learning, Park Avenue and Riverbend principals will communicate and educate parents on safe pick-up and drop-off procedures through, email, video-messaging, and auto-dialer. Students will be educated on safety protocols for pick-up and drop-off through their classroom teachers and site administrators. YCUSD Response to F3/R3: Educational staff will research safeg programs to be implemented by the staff, that promote traffic and pedestrian safety. These programs will be implemented upon the return of students to the campus. YCUSD Response to F4lR4: YCUSD does not have the authority to place crosswalks on city/county roads. However, the District will work with the City of Yuba City to determine the feasibility of a mid-block crosswalk on Stewart Road in front of Riverbend by December 2020. YCUSD Response to F5/R5: YCUSD will request that the District Resource Officer periodically, as time allows, observe pick-up and drop-off times at Riverbend and Park Avenue, as a means to deter unsafe behaviors. ln addition YCUSD will request from the City of Yuba City and the Yuba City Police Department to increase periodic patrol, by a Yuba City Peace Officer, to observe pick-up an drop-off at Riverbend and Park Avenue, as resources permit, to deter unsafe behavior by drivers upon the return of students on campus for the 202012021 school year. YCUSD Response to F6/R6: District office and school administration will work together to develop a means by which concerned parents/individuals can report serious trafiic safety issues at the schools by December 31,2020. YCUSD Response to F7lR7: YCUSD District Office staff will develop a district-wide safety training for all crossing guards and school personnel, regarding traffic safety. ln addition, "safety vests" will be provided to all crossing guards as well as hand-held stop signs prior to the return of students to campus during the 202012021 school year. YCUSD Response to F8/R8: YCUSD will work with the City of Yuba City to ensure that curb painting and clearly distinguished "No Parking" areas are maintained on the public streets adjacent to the schools upon the return of students on campus lor lhe 202012021 school year. YCUSD Response to F9/R9: The YCUSD Maintenance Department has established a maintenance schedule for signage, curb and pavement markings and overgrown vegetation on school premises. YCUSD Response to F10: As soon as the District was notified of the concerns regarding the overgrown vegetation at Riverbend Elementary School, YCUSD maintenance department immediately cut down all vegetation obscuring driver and pedestrian vision. Respectfully Submitted, Doreen Osumi Superintendent RECHVED I AUG 0 2020 c'EHfiv*$Uoil.^