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Students and nonprofits press council to extend crossing‑guard funding; FEMA migrant grants also urged
Summary
LAUSD students, parents and nonprofit leaders urged the City Council to extend funding for the crossing‑guard program beyond March 2025 and to accept FEMA shelter and services grant funds for migrant services. Public commenters described the program as vital to student safety and asked the council to identify funding to continue it.
A broad slate of public commenters on Dec. 13 urged the Los Angeles City Council to preserve and extend the crossing‑guard program that the city and LAUSD are jointly funding through March 2025. LAUSD student leaders, teachers, parents and community members described crossing guards as essential to child safety, particularly at elementary schools adjacent to high‑traffic corridors.
Student leaders from the LAUSD Office of Government Relations’ Student Leadership Council…
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