On Wednesday April
17th, Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel, Santa Cruz City Schools
Superintendent Gary Bloom and the Santa Cruz City Schools Board of Trustees
recognized and honored our team of school crossing guards at the school board
meeting. Chief Vogel presented the
school crossing guards with a chief’s commendation and Superintendent Bloom presented
them with a certificate of recognition and appreciation.
The Santa Cruz
Police Department School Crossing Guard Program is responsible for the safety
of our children and pedestrians in school zones throughout the City of Santa
Cruz. Our crossing guard program represents
a partnership between the City of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz City Schools and our
community. The crossing guard program is
comprised of 12 school crossing guards.
Our mission is to create the safest environment possible for children in
these intersections and thoroughfares. Our
school crossing guards must commit themselves to the highest level of
professionalism and responsibility in order to safeguard the wellbeing of our
children as they walk to and from school.
The Santa Cruz
Police Department, Santa Cruz City Schools and the Santa Cruz community recognizes
and appreciates the exemplary service that our school crossing guards perform
day in, day out, rain or shine, to keep our children safe. Our school crossing guards are responsible
for providing safety to children and pedestrians in designated school zones throughout
the City of Santa Cruz by escorting our children across the street going to and
from school, reporting license plate numbers of reckless drivers and reporting all
suspicious activity they observe around the schools. They are the caretakers of our community’s
children.
