SOLON, Ohio (WJW) – Solon City School District sent a letter to families on Thursday detailing a policy change to ban motorized e-bikes on campus following an incident where a student was hit in the high school parking lot.

The full letter reads:

Dear Solon Schools Families,

We are writing to inform you of an important safety concern and announce a new policy regarding motorized bikes on our school campus. Effective immediately, all e-bikes equipped with a throttle are banned from our school campus.

Yesterday after school, a Solon High School student riding a motorized e-bike through the Solon High School parking lot was struck by a car. The student was transported to the hospital for treatment, and thankfully, the injuries are not serious.

Leading up to the start of school, we had wi

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