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Northern Lehigh superintendent recommends four crossing guards; parent urges bus service instead
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Lake recommended hiring four crossing guards at key Slatington and Walnutport intersections to protect walking routes for students; a parent speaker, Joshua Pittman, urged the district to provide bus transportation instead and sharply criticized the board’s prior statements on bus service. The board gave no firm direction at the meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Lake asked the Northern Lehigh School District board to authorize steps toward hiring four crossing guards to supervise key intersections on walking routes in Slatington and Walnutport, saying crossing guards would provide increased supervision for secondary students who live within two miles and are ineligible for bus rostering.
Dr. Lake named four intersections proposed for guards: Main & Dow (near Turkey Hill) and Main & Center (near Beckville’s Pharmacy) in Slatington; the Main & North Walnut/Route 873 location near ID Wraps in Slatington; and Main & Canal in Walnutport. He asked the board whether…
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