Utah
Utah community raises funds to protect school crossing guards
Folks in a single Cache Valley group are working collectively to guard their crossing guards. This comes after one was struck in successful and run.
“I’m a grandparent and I stroll some grandchildren to highschool each single morning,” mentioned Jeanette Christenson.
Christenson mentioned her perspective of these usually peaceable walks was flipped upside-down.
“After a day {that a} automotive got here and nearly hit me and my grandchildren and a crossing guard stopped them inside 18 inches of us.”
Fortunately, nobody was damage. It was extra of a wakeup name.
“I occurred to have a set of twins who have been 3 with me, and that will have been terrifying had they been truly hit,” she mentioned.
Jeanette Christenson
And in speaking with crossing guards that day, she heard about Ellen Stoddard.
“It was arduous to remain there after all of it occurred,” Stoddard mentioned.
A former crossing guard, Stoddard was struck simply exterior CCID constitution college.
“I went out, put my cones collectively, and the man coming from the cease signal didn’t see me and simply turned a nook and sort of nailed my shoulder,” she mentioned.
She was solely bruised, however left feeling fairly upset.
“If you probably did it, you’d assume they’d come again and not less than express regret or one thing.”
Ellen Stoddard
Which brings us to the answer. Christenson mentioned she went to the Cache County Sheriff.
“And he was the one who urged that we do some physique cams, as a result of then they might seize the license plate of, , people who find themselves having difficulties in these areas,” Christenson mentioned.
In asking for donations at occasions round city, Christenson mentioned she discovered individuals have been keen to offer and assist crossing guards.
She raised about sufficient for 5 physique cams.
“And it simply touched my coronary heart and made me actually excited that individuals would give what they might,” she mentioned.
And with that added safety, and a few driver education schemes on the market, she’s hopeful the streets could be a bit safer.
