LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — A Las Vegas Valley mother says students are putting themselves in harm’s way to get to and from school.

John R. Beatty Elementary mother, Gretchen Lang, says in the first weeks of class she has witnessed dozens of families crossing the street in front of the school, outside of a crosswalk, during drop off and pickup.

“I have seen multiple people almost get hit, a lot of kids have almost gotten run over. Unfortunately, it’s a very unsafe situation,” Lang says.

FOX5 visited the school Thursday afternoon and saw parents and students alike pouring across Hidden Palms Pkwy during after school pickup.

“It shouldn’t take the, ‘What if a kid is going to get hit,’ or the ‘Hey, a kid did get hit’ for something drastic to happen. There’s no reason it needs to go that far,”

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