Through a collaborative effort involving Los Alamitos Unified School District, the community of Rossmoor, and the County of Orange there was an appointment of two additional crossing guards recently in Rossmoor.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved the additional crossing guards at the intersections of Shakespeare/Bostonian Drive and Rossmoor Way (near Rossmoor Elementary School) and Gertrude Drive and Kensington Road (near Hopkinson Elementary School). These intersections will now have increased pedestrian supervision during the hours that students and families walk to and from school.
Rossmoor Elementary Principal Kiva Spiratos and Hopkinson Principal Ondrea Reed strongly advocated for added support in pedestrian safety near their respective schools due to the number of students and parents crossing at the intersections mentioned above. With student safety a major priority for the Board of Education, Board President Dr. Barke, stated that he was “looking forward to the increase in students who walk or bike to school,” as a result of the added layer of student safety.
The Los Alamitos Unified School District continues to promote the “Walk to School” program, where students and families are encouraged to increase their physical activity, reduce neighborhood traffic congestion and positively impact their local environment.