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Board explores flashing beacons as partial alternative to crossing guards at high‑traffic crosswalks
Summary
Board members discussed installing push-button flashing beacons at high-traffic crossings where the district has struggled to recruit crossing guards, and directed staff to develop a formal proposal to present to the city’s traffic committee next month.
At the Feb. 3 meeting the Concord School District Board of Education discussed pursuing push-button flashing beacons at several high-traffic crossings as an alternative when the district cannot recruit crossing guards.
The board member who introduced the item told colleagues the district has struggled to recruit people for crossing-guard shifts and that flashing beacons could be a longer-term, lower-maintenance option. She said initial research indicated a…
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