Crossing Guards Out of Work
We mentioned this a couple weeks ago, but check out the story Cassie Clark got about why some crossing guards at Bradfield and Armstrong elementary schools may not be back in the fall.
Should there be an age limit?
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It’s important to have attentive, physically able and caring crossing guards and that’s exactly what the Bradfield crossing guards were. As long as crossing guards can see well, hear well and have the ability to react quickly if necessary, I don’t think age matters. My kids crossed at Southern and Armstrong and Ms. Mary was the crossing guard there. She was tough but sweet. The HiPa Po-Po had to assist because of the Mockingbird closure — prior to that, it wasn’t nearly as congested at that corner. I think it’s unfair.
I’m sure there will be many volamoms willing to step up and take the job for a year.
I don’t think there should be an age limit…but there should be an ability limit. There are some spry 70 year olds and there are some 50 year olds who can barely walk. I don’t have any kids at those schools but I did have trouble as a driver with the crossing guard at Douglas and Mockingbird. I couldn’t figure out if he wanted me to stop or not - not very assertive. I like my crossing guards to be in charge!
I would like to see some crossing guards or some kind of supervision at the cafeteria entrance/drop off que line at the middle school. Often, the que line is double stacked (not suppose to be) with cars dropping off at the cafeteria and also the gym area entrance. Kids get impatient with the wait and exit their cars, walking in between other - sometimes moving - cars. Parents also drop off in the parking lot leaving their kids to navigated the double stacked que line in order to get to the building.
If there was another at MIS/HPMS, who pays? City of UP?
Also, love him or hate him, but the crossing guard at High School and Granada rules his corner!
You’re right about that, anon! The new guard a little further south on High School seems to be doing a great job, too. Over at Hyer we love Mr. Sanford at Preston & Greenbrier!
My Captcha words are “Battle trenches.” Kind of describes the HPMS cafeteria/gym carpool line in the mornings.