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Lafayette school board president urges city to resume responsibility for crossing guards
Summary
At the March 10 Lafayette City Council meeting, Rob Sturm, president of the local school board, urged the city to take back responsibility for school crossing guards, citing state law language and budget pressures on the district. Council asked staff to return with a history and recommendation before the district’s contract renewal.
Rob Sturm, president of the local school board, told the Lafayette City Council on March 10 that the district currently bears responsibility for crossing guards that are sited on city streets and urged the city to resume that responsibility.
“The bottom line here is that the existing approach creates district exposure that otherwise would not exist,” Sturm said, adding the district is facing large budget cuts: “the district is seeking and is in need to find $2,000,000 in cuts for this year alone.”
Sturm described a shift in responsibility he said…
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