Doesn’t anyone know how to cross the street safely anymore?

Alas, crossing guards eschew the danger shuttling their charges in crosswalks to and from school. They chatter, chuckle and high-five as they lead their ear-budded, phone-scanning and giggling gaggle to safety on the other side. No one is minding the store.

Could there be a better time to emphasize the relationship between attentiveness and safety? I think not. Could we be instilling a false sense of security? I think so.

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