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  PREPARING TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE . . . The crossing guards for the 2025-26 school year are, from the left, Maria Zaborniak, Bill Horner and Laura Funsch. Zaborniak will handle the Main and Genesee street intersection, Horner will staff the West Genesee Street and Churchgrove Road juncture and Funsch will be in front of Frankenmuth High School, East Genesee Street and Park Drive. FPD Chief Don Mawer said his officers will have presence during the early morning hours as well as when school gets out mid-afternoons to ensure motorists obey and work with the crossing guards.

FPD emphasizes student, crossing guard safety as new school year begins this week

  The 2025 school year has begun for St. Lorenz Lutheran School and will start Tuesday, September 2, for the Frankenmuth School District.

  Excitement builds for the new year as routines are built in for the next nine months and approximately 180 school days. With the that in mind, the Frankenmuth Police Department wants to ensure the safety of the students, from preschool through the senior year, and they are committed to having a safe environment for all the children, especially at the beginning and end of the school day.

  "Each day, our children navigate school zones, crosswalks, and busy streets. It is vital that every driver exercise extreme caution, patience, and a heightened sense of awareness during school hours,” FPD Chief Don Mawer said. “Your actions behind the wheel directly impact the well being of our community’s most vulnerable members.”

  The Consumers Energy gas main project continues along West Genesee Street. It began back in the spring on Junction Road in Frankenmuth Township and is now within the city limits.

  Mawer noted the eastbound curb lane on West Genesee Street may face some road closures, forcing traffic into the middle turn lane. Motorists are asked to avoid this area, if possible, especially during the start and end of the school day (7:30-8:15am and 2:30-3:15pm). He suggests alternate routes for those not taking their children to St. Lorenz Lutheran School........

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