Parents and students in the district walked to school in the dark Wednesday morning alongside KING 5 to show local leaders how dangerous the trip can be.
SPANAWAY, Wash. — A community in Pierce County came together Wednesday morning to walk a mile toin an effort to show city leaders the dangers some students face while walking to school.
According to the district, just 9% of the roads have sidewalks and most roads have no street lights, leaving hundreds of students to walk in ditches and narrow dirt roads. Pierce County councilmember Jani Hitchen says the funding for sidewalks is part of a bigger problem.
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