Parents told not to help their children cross busy road to school because it is too dangerous
PARENTS have been told not to help kids cross a road to school as it is too dangerous.
Officials say they would be liable if one got hurt.
Mums and dads have been running their own pupil crossings on the busy road near Eynesbury Primary in St Neots, Cambs, since the lollipop lady retired two years ago.
Parent Susan Sangster, 49, who leads the patrols, said: “The council is putting 200 pupils under the age of ten at risk on a daily basis by not having a lollipop lady. I’m trying to safeguard the children yet I’m getting warned off it.”
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Eynesbury meets the threshold for a crossing patrol with more than 250 cars passing every 30 minutes. But the lollipop position is still vacant.
Andy Swallowe, Cambridgeshire County Council’s school crossing patrol service manager, said well-meaning parents would be “legally liable” if anything happens.
Cambridgeshire Police said parents were not breaking the law but “could be putting children at risk”.
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KIDS have been told to play with foam footballs after they smashed cars and homes.
Housing chiefs banned normal balls after locals moaned about street games.
But as there is nowhere else for the children to play they have been given foam replacements by the housing association LiveWest in Newquay, Cornwall.
Councillor Dave Cheney said: “I didn’t know about any damage being caused. I think it’s a bit over the top.”
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