A Lollipop man A council has said that he can no longer high children in the event of being distracted while crossing the road.
57 -year -old Neil Cotton, working as a school crossing patrol officer in Hown, East YorkshireFor two years, when they shared Social media He was “directed that I can no longer high children” and “Now I could not guide large vehicles in the cross keys corner to eliminate the possibility of legal action in case of accident.”
Mr. Cotton helps children from pre-school, primary and secondary schools to cross the junction known as Cross Cross Corner, from which they warned the drivers to “be careful at the junction as there will be large vehicles in the middle. Roads and some large vehicles will have no choice but to mount the footpaths. ,
The local community shared its disappointment on the verdict, in which Kirsty Wilcox was telling Look at BBC North That his son was upset that he was no longer allowed to highlight the patrol officer who crossed five schools.
“I think this is wrong. Why should he not do, what’s wrong with it?” He said: “It puts a smile on the children’s face.”
Another parents, Theresa Holt said: “It is foolish. It literally takes seconds and it gives a little pleasure to the child. He is very good with my little boy and he sees him as a friendly face.”
Drivers have also opposed the move, Michael Dalton has called the move “little OTT”.
“As a driver, we need to be a little more humble in school time” he said.
Driver Tony Brooke described the move as “absurd”, saying that he did not see any problem with Mr. Cotton High Fiving children.
“He is going to catch traffic to cross the children, so I would not have thought that it would add some other time to the people’s journey. It’s crazy.”
A spokesperson for the East Riding of Yorkshire Council said: “We give importance to all our schools crossing patrols, they are columns of the community, and do a very important work – children, parents and pedestrians meet and greet and greet them and help them protect while crossing the road.
“It is important important that children learn to safely cross the road, focus on without any distraction, walking carefully and being vigilant to traffic.
“In this particular case, one of our officials spoke with this crossing patrol and simply reminded them that the children were crossing.
“However, we are confident that they will continue to do a great job and they are very appreciated.”
