LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A crossing guard that has been added to Arbor View High School, where a senior was hit and killed in May, is only a part of a pilot program, but how can the new addition become permanent?
18-year-old senior McKenzie Scott was days away from graduating when she was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver outside Arbor View High School in May.
In August, Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved the expansion of the city’s School Crossing Guard Program. The expansion meant crossing guards were added to three high schools: Arbor View, Cimarron-Memorial, and Palo Verde.
City of Las Vegas Assistant Traffic Engineer Sean Robinson explained that keeping the guards long-term will come down to funding and whether or not they are working for each school. To determine that, Robinson said they‘re observing what each school zone looks like during drop off and pick up, and collecting feedback from school stakeholders.
He said so far, the feedback at Arbor View is mixed.
“We thought that we were doing something beneficial to help the students cross. Most of the feedback that we got from the community is that it’s actually slowing them down too much,” Robinson said.
Arbor View parent Krista Holloway has been volunteering as a crossing guard outside Arbor View since May. She acknowledged traffic has slowed, but said that is a small price to pay in order to keep students safe. She explained what would happen if the guards did not remain in place.
“It would take away from their safety,” Holloway explained. “And, it would put more work on us volunteers. I would have to work harder to get more volunteers to come out here and do this because we’re not going to leave. We’re going to be here forever.”
The expansion also brought crossing guards to the 16 middle schools in the city.
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