There are currently seven school crossing patrollers across
Wokingham Borough and the Council is seeking to remove these
services and replace them with permanent crossings (pelican/zebra
crossings) where appropriate.
The affected sites will be All Saints Primary School, Norreys
Avenue, Wokingham; St Paul’s Junior & Walter Infant
Schools, Murray Road, Wokingham; Keephatch Primary School,
Keephatch Road, Wokingham; Willow Bank Infant & Junior School,
Duffield Road Woodley; South Lake Primary School, Nightingale Road,
Woodley; Woodley CE Primary School, Hurricane Way, Woodley;
Polehampton Infant & Junior Schools, London Road Twyford. Due
to the volume and speed of traffic around these schools we believe
that the removal of school crossing patrollers will have a
significant negative impact on child safety. We do not believe that
the introduction of a pedestrian crossing will perform the same
function as a school crossing patroller.
These individuals do far more than stop the traffic for children
and their carers to safely cross the road, they manage traffic
flow, enforce parking restrictions and teach our children important
lessons about road safety. We believe that school crossing
patrollers are vital members of our school communities who help
keep our children safe. Please put the safety and well being of our
children before a negligible cost saving from the withdrawal of
this service.
Started by: Annette Medhurst
This ePetition ran from 08/02/2018 to 01/06/2018 and has now finished.
222 people signed this ePetition.