MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) — The Mitchell Police Department is reminding drivers that they must continue to slow down around Longfellow Elementary during school zone hours, even in the summer.
The reduced speeds are in effect Monday through Friday at 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m., noon-1 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Drivers are required by law to go 15 miles per hour in school zones at those hours, which coincide with when students could be walking into or out of the building, or on recess. The police department is also asking drivers to be fully alert while in a school zone.
Longfellow Elementary is located at 110 N. Mentzer Street on the city’s east side.