Dismissal Plan on Hold

A new dismissal system at the John M. Marshall Elementary School, unveiled two weeks ago at a meeting of the East Hampton School Board, will not take effect after all, officials announced at Tuesday night’s meeting. The plan is on hold for now, school officials said, pending further review.

It had been thought that a side access road off Church Street was wide enough to allow two one-way car lanes, — one on the left for pick-ups and the other affording exit toward Gingerbread Lane. However, said Richard Burns, the district superintendent, it now appears, according to a source whom he did not name, that the access road may not be wide enough for the two lanes. The district’s own measurement had shown the access road to be 20 feet wide, which would be enough for both lanes, he noted.

Wendy Geehreng, a board member, said the village and a traffic safety engineer should study the area in question. Mr. Burns responded that the district’s architect and facilities team “are looking into it so we can get more positive information.”

Correction: Wendy Geehreng's first name was corrected from an earlier version.