A Western Bay of Plenty school is considering putting up its own speed signs if the council does not step in and lower the 100km/h speed limit outside the gate.
Te Ranga school principal Brendan Wilson said he was concerned the high speed limit on Te Matai Rd was endangering his 114 students.
"Obviously there is a huge risk. Someone might be travelling past, with a child in the wrong place, and before you know it's too late.
"We're stuck with a bureaucratic red tape scenario," he said.
"We are exasperated and frustrated to the point where I have ordered two 70km/h signs online from China. I will be erecting them myself if we don't make headway soon."