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Parent urges MVLA to fund crossing guard at Oak and Truman after narrow near‑miss

Mountain View Los Altos Union High Board of Trustees · March 24, 2026
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Parent Esther Wu told trustees her 11‑year‑old was nearly struck by a student driver at Oak & Truman and asked the district to partner with the city of Los Altos to fund a trained crossing guard; she said the city typically pays 90% of the cost and asked the district to cover the remainder.

During public comment, parent and longtime Mountain View resident Esther Wu described a close call in which her 11‑year‑old son was nearly struck at the Oak and Truman intersection while walking to school. Wu told the board the vehicle came "so close that it crushed his stainless steel water bottle and ripped his backpack," and said she feared…

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