Someone Think of the Children!
Because the Chicago Public Schools aren't:
Chicago Public Schools has decided to eliminate crossing guard service at 33 intersections in Chicago. Eleven of those are in the South Side 19th Ward, the local alderman said.
CPS said 15 out of 30 intersections were affected.
Alderman Matt O'Shea says he was blindsided by cuts he calls drastic and unsafe in his ward's school communities. "That's unconscionable, to go more than three days now without an explanation," O'Shea said.
So they won't teach them, and now they won't protect them crossing the streets.
Here's a partial list from the annoyed aldercreature (click for larger version):
And we aren't sure if this is true, but someone wrote to us and claimed all of the intersection cuts are at Catholic / private school crossings.
Here's what we're thinking about though - given the recent spate of traffic crashes involving CPD and pedestrian injuries across the city, how long until some asshole driver plows through a now-unmanned school intersection and takes out a bunch of kids?
Their probably hoping parents step up.
Labels: money questions
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
27 Comments:
Very interesting. Crossing guard down my block which is by a Catholic school, just randomly was let go. But down the other way ( literally the other end of the block) where a CPS public school ks, the 2 crossing guards stayed.
Their probably hoping parents step up. I'm sure that is going to happen. LOL! We all know who will be at the crossings and it will not be the house cats.
The CPS and CTU leadership are scum. Crossing guards are a waste of money and protect no one. Do you believe pookie is not going to drive through a crosswalk/intersection because a crossing guard is there?
Only reason I made it to school, crossing guard.
Protect the kids, than teach them !
This is just an attempt to get more (tax) money, and to show how "dangerous" any funding cuts will be. Putting fear into people is an age-old communist trick.
I crossed Fullerton Ave for years as a kid with no crossing guard to go to school and Riis park. It's called stop and look, then go.
Matt O'Shea Is a fraud!! Shame on you if you back that guy.
Sounds like Darwin and natural selection just volunteered as Guards.
Some of these kids might pay attention to their surroundings if a few classmates bounce off some hoods.
Far overdue.
Yes, they are all near Catholic schools. Most of the people around here know what time it is. The X guards have had relationships with generations amongst the South Side parishes - specifically St. B. What we now have in the South Side the Chi for an alderidiot is a complete goof who thinks he has a semblance of coherent thought. He has been late to report crime in the 19th which means EVERY meaningful event (car-jackings, converter thefts, assaults, etc.) - "community notices" are late, typical of someone who doesn't give a shit. (keep wearing that windbreaker) - Now i am going to say something to trigger some. Keep on wearing that union badge and/or political desk job you have fleecing your neighbors. kudos to you
Every single one of those intersections is a Catholic school crossing. All of which, shockingly enough, is where the majority of CPD parents send their kids.
10100 S Longwood- St Barnabas
10130 S Longwood- St Barnabas
10300 S Washtenaw- St John Fisher
10300 S Sacramento- St John Fisher
10300 S Saint Louis - Queen Of Martyrs
10700 S Pulaski- St Catherine's
11000 S Homan - St Christina
11100 S Homan- St Christina
11100 S Campbell- St Cajetan
11300 S Rockwell- St Cajetan
11800 S Western- St Walter's
Make those getting public aid do the crossings for free.
Yup. Catholic schools. Only free schools get all the benefits. Don’t want your kids having liberal, anti police & gay $#!t shoved down their throats? Pay for private/catholic & the city makes you eat sh!+
CPS said in their statement:
"As part of these reductions, CPS eliminated about 100 of the District's more than 700 (732) crossing guard positions on June 27, following a comprehensive review of Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) safety data. It's important to note that no CPS school has lost its crossing guard program."
So it sounds like CPS kept theirs.
They’ll just install speed cameras instead.
This is clearly targeting crossing guards by Catholic schools in the 19th ward. So parents of children paying large property taxes who send their kids to private school do not deserve protection at dangerous intersections? The amount of CPD and Fire famlies in this ward have a right to be angry.
Don’t forget yesterday, all the flooding in the city of Chicago because they did not open the pumps and the locks for the river to protect the airport, especially in the neighborhood that are still in decent shape like the West End of eight Garfield Ridge Mount Greenwood the areas that vote against progressive nonsense and vote for the interest of the taxpayer another Brandon failure
Close the half empty schools!!!!
Most taxpayers do not care!!!
If you can’t operate on the money you have, you are DONE!!! Maxed out, no more funds
them kids do not need crossing guards; they always have mommy and daddy to walk them to school... (hahahaha, just kidding)
That last sentence was sarcasm, right?
those certain students don't even have to walk to school; they will get participation diploma's whether they attend school or not
Correct, all at intersections mainly used by kids going to 6 Catholic grade schools.
How many are near those low enrollment schools that should be closed?
Certainly looks like CPS is targeting a specific ward/people! Here's a thought...50 wards so spread the wealth with elimination of one intersection per ward.
Maybe Mr. Driver and his Ilk who are promoting no traffic stops would like to step up and take over these intersections. The recklessness they promote will end up costing citizens their lives.Its hard enough to get them to stop for the crossing guards. I'm sure the 2nd watch will be thrilled to man the posts but thats part of the job. Is that safe passage scam still going on. Let them take care of it.
Seems they are all in Mt. Greenwood....Hey !
Let's put up speed cameras if parents are worried about speeders....
It's for the kids....
Agree. That’s the Trump policy.
School vouchers now! And anyone without children or kids in private school should also get a property tax reduction! Socialism alive and well in the USA!
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