The La Crosse police department wants to do away with crossing guards. They say that this will cut about 51 thousand dollars from the budget. Isn’t this cost a necessary cost? As a parent I am concerned especially since there are tons of vehicles on the busy streets of LaCrosse not paying attention, and having a crossing guard there is an extra pair of eyes for the excited child just finishing school. What is the cost of a child getting hurt? Pulling the crossing guards now???? Weird since the Childhood Obesity Coalition is pushing for kids to walk and bike to school with the safe routes to school programs, and there are different programs at the different schools that encourage kids to walk and bike to school. These programs are working as more than 25% of the students in La Crosse County are walking to school and these numbers have increased over the past few years. I believe that the crossing guards not only help with the kids safely crossing busy intersections but that they are also a “positive role model and a trusted adult” on the long walk home for many children.
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