A traffic camera at 159th Street and Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park recently caught a pack of dozens of Blue Valley Middle School students riding down the street on e-scooters and e-bikes.
The video was shown at Monday’s school board meeting as the district prepares to ban all electric-assisted micromobility devices from elementary and middle school campuses, starting Jan. 1.
That includes e-scooters, e-bikes and e-motos, bike-like devices with higher-powered motors that usually have no pedals.
Since the start of this school year, at least two students have collided with vehicles while riding such devices near schools, said Dan Carney, the district’s director of safety and security, during a presentation to board members on Monday. One of those students ended up being sent to the emergency room.
Carney said the traffic cam video presented on Monday showed “extremely dangerous” behavior.
“When these kids are around their parents, I’m sure this is not what happens,” he said.
Carney said the students were from Blue Valley Middle School, 5001 W 163rd Terrace.
A Blue Valley West staff member also broke her elbow last year after being hit by a scooter on a sidewalk at the school.
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