Thomas: Smooth Start For School Year; Beulah Middle Traffic Not That Bad

August 14, 2018

Overall, the first day of school in Escambia County received an “A” from School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas.

One of the biggest changes this year was the addition of the new Beulah Middle School on West Nine Mile Road and Kingsfield Elementary School on Kingsfield Road, and the first day went smoothly, he said.

“The intake process worked liked it had been in operation for a long time,” Thomas said. “The traffic concerns never really materialized because the start of school is later than the shift changes at Navy Federal.”

Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office stood by to slow school zone traffic at Beulah Middle, Kingsfield Elementary and other schools across the county.

“It was a pretty good day…you expect some delays like we had one bus breakdown….but things wen pretty good,” Thomas said. “And our teachers and staff came back prepared.”

Pictured: The school zone on Nine Mile Road at the new Beulah Middle School Monday morning. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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2 Responses to “Thomas: Smooth Start For School Year; Beulah Middle Traffic Not That Bad”

  1. Tobe Wilder on August 14th, 2018 8:59 am

    You should have been at the opening of Kingsfield Elementary. Traffic wasn’t too much of an issue, but the parking situation was a bit of a nightmare.

  2. Just Me on August 14th, 2018 8:44 am

    The door on the school bus appears to be open as the driver is driving on the main road??

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