posted by Mike Madison at 7:24 AM /
For Mt. Lebanon, which is a walking community, crossing guards are essential to ensure the safety of children as they go to and from school.Unfortunately, the municipality and school district are finding themselves short of bodies to provide this service. According to Mt. Lebanon Municipal Manager Stephen Feller, at one point this school year, six or seven police officers could be found on street corners filling in as school crossing guards.
"When there is an expectation that there is a crossing guard that is going to be there, and we can't get a crossing guard there, we need to put somebody there," said Feller.
The municipality and school district budgets to provide crossing guards at 41 posts, plus employ substitute crossing guards. It isn't only a lack of applicants causing the shortage. The job is also proving to have a high turnover rate once the post is filled.
Link: The Almanac
Labels: school district
1 Comments:
You know, where I grew up, we didn't have crossing guards. But around here, I can see why they're needed. I've never seen so many people speed and run red lights in school zones.
Maybe we should consider red light cameras in Mt. Lebanon as well?
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