Crossing guards at our schools

I’m David Kartsonis and I want to talk about the safety of our children. Recently while talking to a North Torrance resident and PTA president, I was informed that they had been asking for crossing guards at our Middle Schools, but were informed that the city only has budget for crossing guards at elementary schools.

Now, that really bothered me for a few reasons. I know we have limited resources, but if you’ve seen my other videos, you know that our city has spent significantly larger amounts money on significantly less important initiatives! Second, how could we not find budget for something that is legitimately a dangerous issue? As someone who lives very close to a school crossing, I’ve seen how dangerous it can get around school time.

Now, fortunately, while we don’t have the attention from our North Torrance Councilmember, we do from Mayor Pro-Tem Kalani. I’ve spoken with her and she let me know that she plans to address this issue shortly.

I’ve taught classes at a different Torrance Unified middle school and I know that in some ways as our children develop more self responsibility they’re even more at risk getting to and from school. This issue is high on my list to addressed and I’ll keep you updated.

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