Fort Mill Police to Manage School Traffic After Crossing Guard Changes

Fort Mill Police to manage school traffic after crossing guard changes

Fort Mill Police officers will assist with traffic flow during the first two weeks of school this year following the district’s eradication of crossing guards.

No traffic guards on district campuses for new school year in Fort Mill - WCCB Charlotte's CW

The Fort Mill School District will no longer have traffic guards in the new school year. They will still have crossing guards stationed at crosswalks to help students, but they will not be directing traffic in and out of school grounds. The district says the decision was made by the third-party company they use for crossing and traffic guards staffing. It comes after one traffic guard was killed and another was hurt during the last school year. …