ERIC Number: EJ683547
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Apr
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
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Crossing Guards: A Safety Patrol Program at a Residential School for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired. Practice Report
Besden, Cheryl; Crow, Nita; Delgado Greenberg, Maya; Finkelstein, Gerri; Shrieves, Gary; Vickroy, Marcia
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v99 n4 p239-241 Apr 2005
In 2001, the California School for the Blind (CSB) was faced with a dilemma. The dropoff point for the day buses had to be changed. The new route to the only logical location for this change sent the buses through a driveway where residential students crossed to travel between the school and the dormitories. Some staff members wanted to eliminate this location as a possibility because of the increased traffic congestion and potential danger to the students. But the orientation and mobility (O&M) staff, saw this change as an opportunity. Schools all over the country have student crossing guards. The thought was, "Why can't we do the same?" A program was designed that has worked for four years. This article describes the design and administration of this crossing guard program.
Descriptors: Residential Schools, Program Effectiveness, Student Responsibility, Program Development, School Safety, Visual Impairments, School Buses, Traffic Safety
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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