Crossing guard chaos:
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I’m calling to complain about parents dropping their children
off at Glen View Elementary School. They park across the street
from the school and jaywalk their kids across the street, rushing
in front of cars, almost getting hit. They’re teaching the children
not to use the crosswalks and not to obey the adult cross guard on
duty.
crossing guard chaos: “I’m calling to complain about parents dropping their children off at Glen View Elementary School. They park across the street from the school and jaywalk their kids across the street, rushing in front of cars, almost getting hit. They’re teaching the children not to use the crosswalks and not to obey the adult cross guard on duty. The parents don’t even obey the adult cross guards. They don’t stop, they don’t use the crosswalks and they even flip the adult cross guard off. He is there to protect and teach the children safety and our own parents don’t even obey.
“Also the high school gets off at the same time that the Glen View does, so the high school kids are speeding in front of Glen View and the cross guard tries to slow them down and get them to stop, but they don’t obey and they flip them off.”
The Red Phone wonders how much time you spend watching, and can just picture you staking out the front of the school, caller, waiting to bear witness to all the above mentioned offenses. But regardless that the Red Phone thinks you may have a little too much time on your hands, it definitely believes parents need to set an example for their children by using the crosswalk and not flipping the crossing guard the bird, if parents are actually doing such. But the mature Red Phone you all know today was once a Li’l Red Phone and, though it would plead the Fifth if asked had it ever done such a thing, it can imagine some high schoolers raising their fingers to authority.
But back to the point, good caller. The Red Phone thanks you for your comment and believes any responsible parent reading this column will consider what you’ve mentioned and take it to heart. Not only because it’s the responsible thing to do, but it’s also a safety issue. But the Red Phone doesn’t keep it’s fingers crossed for the irresponsible ones, nor the angry teenagers, but hopes your call is an eye-opener for all.
Newspapers in education: “Hi, I just moved here a few months ago from Washington, D.C. and I like your paper very much. I especially like the fact that you’ve added science and nature to your paper. I also want to know if there’s any sort of program where people can donate your paper to schools or to any sort of education program. Thank you and keep up the good work.”
Caller, we appreciate the compliments you gave and are happy to report that the Dispatch does indeed have such a program. It’s called Newspapers in Education (NIE). For anyone interested in participating in the program or receiving further information, you may contact the Maria Pacheco in the Dispatch’s circulation department.
wondering about site: “Hi, I read the (last) Tuesday paper and it directed me to www.gilroydispatch.com to get the full listing of recipients from the 2004 Garlic Festival (volunteer organizations who received volunteer money from the Gilroy Garlic Festival).
I went to the Web site but was unable to find the listing. Would you please send the listing for 2004 or direct me to the exact Web address where it is located? Thank you very much.”
The Red Phone sought out Kristine Keezer, the Dispatch’s Web site guru, and she got right on your request.
You’ll be pleased to know, good caller, that the full list of recipients from the 2004 Gilroy Garlic Festival can now be found at the Dispatch Web site (www.gilroydispatch.com) under the story titled “Complete 2004 Gilroy Garlic Festival volunteer group award list.” The exact address is http://gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=130697.
