School Crossings Patrol may be saved

[Old Cruser]

Councillor Dean Collins, Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Infrastructure today announced that most of Derbyshire's school crossing patrol service could be saved, if Cabinet agree to proposals at a meeting on 20 January.
It doesn't sound as if it will be for ALL school crossings though and maybe for a limited time.
What else would the 'Public health Money' be used for??????


Councillor Dean Collins said:

"In July 2014 we faced the prospect of losing all the school crossing patrol service unless alternative funding could be found. So I am delighted that we have managed to find the funding, by using public health money, to propose keeping most of the service."

The proposals include:

Keeping the service at 93 sites that meet criteria based on national guidance
Ending the service at 36 sites where there are either zebra or light-controlled crossings
Ending the lunchtime service − currently only at 7 schools
Keeping the service at 60 sites that don't meet specific criteria, but if employees leave these sites they will not be replaced. There are currently 19 sites not meeting the criteria that have become vacant following employees leaving their jobs. These will not be replaced.
There are School Crossing Patrols at 189 sites across the county, all of which have been assessed against national guidance.

Councillor Dean Collins continued:

"We'll be asking Cabinet for the go ahead to consult on these proposals, and should they agree we'll consult with families, school children, schools and the public later in the year before any decisions are made."

Cabinet will also be asked to approve the timetable for consultation.

It is proposed that the timetable is:

From January 2015 − 12 week consultation
Spring/early Summer 2015 − evaluation of consultation responses
Early/late Summer 2015 − report back to Cabinet and staff consultation
Autumn 2015 − plans implemented

[therealjr]

sure I've said this before somewhere but I'm not convinced every school crossing patrol needs saving.
If you come up to Hasland we have a crossing patrol on the pelican crossing at the end of Eyre Street that serves the infants school on there.
The crossing patrol person presses the button, waits for the red light then walks and stands in the middle of the crossing with their 'lollipop'. Are we really saying that the parents of the children aren't capable of doing that for themselves?