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THE FIRST ASK

A verbatim account of a recent email submitted.  Feel free to copy and reiterate this is a concern of yours as well to your local representative. 

I am a parent and co-chair of RPS Action Squad. It has been brought to our attention recently that students walking safely to school is an issue. This was recently solved at Holton Elementary and we want to see that it gets addressed and solved at all of our schools. So why write our city council members and not school board? Rest assured they are being asked for help as well. I understand from the recent success at Holton that the power to add a crossing guard and crosswalk lies at the intersection of traffic and RPS police.

What we are asking: All RPS Schools should have a safe walking and biking path. Telling kids that riding the bus is not a solution to this problem.

What we want you to do: 1. Survey your schools by driving by, calling Principals, asking your constituents and see who has a problem with safety. 2. Let us know the status, we will keep an updated list. 3. Help us get crossing guards and crosswalks where they are needed.

Sarah Milston 5th District Co-Chair RPS Action Squad rpsactionsquad.com @rpsactionsquad

sent on 10/29/13 by email to City Council, School Board, Police Chief, Mayor, and City Administrator