Parent Raises Pedestrian Safety Concerns After District Discontinues Staffed Crosswalk Assistance Near Endeavor School

What happened

A parent publicly reported that district staff assistance at crosswalks near Endeavor Elementary was discontinued just days before the 2026-27 school year began, prompting him to organize volunteer parents to supervise the crosswalk. He cited the 2024 death of a Lakota East freshman struck and killed near school, and asked the board for a coordinated pedestrian-safety plan.

Why it matters to families

This is a documented operational and safety risk affecting children's routes to school, raised in the context of a prior pedestrian fatality; the discontinuation of staffed crosswalk assistance without an announced replacement plan is a material change to family-facing safety operations.

The evidence

Rob Long told the board: 'For years, staff members assisted students at various crosswalks across the district. This year, that assistance was discontinued just days before school began... Lakota East freshman Aspen Reynolds was struck and tragically killed outside of this very school... we've just taken a serious step backward without a clear strategy for moving forward.'

The source