克拉克县增拨逾71.5万美元扩充学校过街护卫本学年已有64名学生被车撞伤
位于内华达州克拉克县的 Las Vegas，克拉克县近日批准每年增加逾71.5万美元经费，用于扩充拉斯维加斯谷地各学校周边的过街护卫（crossing guard）覆盖。相关合同总上限近6,400万美元，执行至2028年6月，并附带最多七次、每次一年的续约选项。据克拉克县学区数据，本学年至今已有64名学生在上下学途中被车辆撞伤。本地交通安全非营利组织Walk Safely LV创始人克里斯塔·霍洛韦表示，不少家长向她求助反映校门口安全隐患，她希望新增经费能用于招聘和留住护卫，并让更多路口有人值守。霍洛韦说，护卫时薪约17美元、工作时段有限，人手招募与留任都不容易；她所在的一处路口目前每天只有一名护卫；一名曾任护卫的人士告诉她，有司机在护卫站在路中央时会抢行。她呼吁在学校周边增设闪烁的行人过街信号灯。
Clark County Adds Over $715K a Year for Crossing Guards; 64 Students Already Hit by Cars This School Year
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Clark County, home to Las Vegas, Nevada, has approved more than $715,000 a year in additional funding to expand crossing guard coverage around Las Vegas Valley schools. The contracts carry a combined cap of nearly $64 million, run through June 2028, and include up to seven one-year renewal options. According to Clark County School District data, 64 students have already been struck by cars on their way to or from school this school year. Krista Holloway, founder of the local traffic-safety nonprofit Walk Safely LV, said many parents come to her with concerns about safety at school crossings, and she hopes the new funding will be used to hire and retain guards and staff more crossings. Holloway said guards earn about $17 an hour with limited hours, making recruitment and retention difficult; the crossing she works has only one guard a day, and a former guard told her that drivers sometimes pass while a guard is standing in the middle of the road. She also called for flashing pedestrian crossing signals near schools.
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图片来源：学校过街护卫（资料图）。图片：YPLeroux，CC BY 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A school crossing guard (file photo). Photo: YPLeroux, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
