Chaos.

Now, that there’s no crossing guard present, kids flow across the street after school in waves that stop traffic for five minutes at a time. The kids see an opening and they all cross, all at once. Or, stragglers that face the busy street wait till there are no cars and then sprint across the street like they’re being followed by a rabid dog. There’s no one there to control the flow of traffic. There’s no one there to make sure the kids cross at the crosswalk. There’s no one to stop that irritating skinny kid from picking a fight with the kid with the glasses.

There’s chaos with no crossing guard. The walkers continue to walk, for the most part, only a few taking advantage of the two minute bus trip across the street. The girl walked, and is determined to continue to walk. The girls down the street took the bus, for the adventure of it, I think. Maybe it’s safer. Who knows?

Somebody send us a crossing guard.

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