It’s a snow day here, in Albemarle County, or more appropriately, an ice day. Neighbors are chiseling away at driveways so they can get on the slippery roads to work. Since the schools are closed, it will be yet another day before we can face the school crossing guard controversy; another day before the absence of those orange vested guardian angels is noted, and fought.
A father of a friend of the girl’s has a theory: it’s a conspiracy! he says. It goes like this: the teachers don’t want to be crossing guards anymore, so the school researched hiring a police officer for before and after school duty. Funding wasn’t available, the police department didn’t want to do it , and then pointed out that it was illegal for teachers to be performing this duty anyway. The school, knowing how Albemarle parents get riled up and like to take action, decided to quickly remove the guards, secure in the idea that parents would force the issue and an officer would ultimately be placed at the intersection.
Am I a pawn in a conspiracy? Could be. Do I care? Not really. If the end result is the same, who cares how we get there?
You might be a pawn, but I can’t wait to see photos of you in the orange vest. Maybe you can “dress up” the outfit.