E-bikes and Micromobility Devices

Good morning, Demon Nation.

We are just over a week away from the start of the school year, and I hope you had the chance to enjoy the summer with family and friends.

I'm writing to share information about our policy on E-bikes and other micromobility devices (e-scooters, one-wheels, etc.) for the upcoming school year.

Over the past year, the number of E-bikes and other micromobility devices on our campuses has grown significantly, along with the number of safety incidents involving these devices. Toward the end of last school year, Officer Cook led E-bike safety lessons at each of our school buildings to help address this.

Since then, our administrative team has continued to review the impact of these devices on our campuses. Based on that review, here is our policy for the 2026–2027 school year:

Westlake Elementary School: E-bikes and other micromobility devices are not permitted on campus. Our policy on traditional bicycles and scooters remains unchanged. Traditional, self-powered, bicycles and scooters are permitted. 

Dover Campus (Dover Intermediate School and Lee Burneson Middle School):  E-bikes and other micromobility devices are not permitted on campus. Our policy on traditional bicycles and scooters remains unchanged. Traditional, self-powered, bicycles and scooters are permitted.

Westlake High School: E-bikes and other micromobility devices are permitted on campus, provided students follow all applicable local and state laws and guidelines. We are looking into registering E-bikes, similar to our car driver policy. Our policy on traditional bicycles and scooters remains unchanged. Traditional, self-powered, bicycles and scooters are permitted.

In talking with our building leadership teams, we found that this change has little impact at Westlake Elementary and Westlake High School. The greatest concentration of these devices is at the Dover Campus, where students ages 10 to 13 must navigate significant vehicle traffic entering from both Dover Center Road and Bassett Road as well as pedestrian traffic on the sidewalks.

I expect that conversations about E-bikes and micromobility devices will continue — not just within our district, but among school districts and local and state governments more broadly. I welcome your feedback and am glad to keep discussing this topic, but I believe beginning the school year with these devices not permitted on our elementary and Dover campuses is the right approach for student safety .

If you have thoughts you'd like to share, please don't hesitate to reach out. I've found that nearly everyone has an opinion on this topic — and often a story to go with it.

Our goal is simple: to help every student get to and from school safely. We're looking forward to a great year and can't wait to welcome our students back on August 20!

With Demon Pride,

Scott Goggin, Superintendent

Westlake City School District

goggin@wlake.org