With students now back to school in Knoxville, Police Chief Dan Losada encourages drivers to be more aware when driving around schools, as traffic patterns have changed.

Losada says there’s a lot of extra traffic around area schools, especially during the morning drop off and afternoon pick up times, as well as during lunch time by the high school.

He adds that parents must also be aware of delays due to congestion when dropping off or picking up their children at school.