Minnesota schools receive grants to help ease traffic jams [Video]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – If it seems like traffic around your kids’ schools has gotten busier over the years, it probably has.

Half of American students get to school by car these days, compared to 12% back in 1969.

Some schools have it worse than others, of course, but the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is trying to help.

You have to get to Minnetonka Middle School East early if you have somewhere to be.

“It’s a half hour before my kid gets out of school,” said Gina Iannone as she waited in line in the parking lot for her daughter.

While their kids study inside the school, parents are on a learning curve of their own, figuring out how to navigate drop off and pickup.

“As the time comes, the cars will back up all the way to the road,” Iannone said. “And then I’d have to wait very long for her to get in the car.”Principal …