Cincinnati officials increase pay, weigh options to address crossing guard shortage
So far in 2022, there have been 207 pedestrians struck by cars in the Greater Cincinnati area.
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So far in 2022, there have been 207 pedestrians struck by cars in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Cincinnati's largest public school district and the city are announcing increased pay to address the shortage of crossing guards.
Crossing guards in Cincinnati will see pay increases from $11 per hour to $15 per hour. Roughly 150 crossing guards are employed by the city, but are paid for by Cincinnati Public Schools. Toward the end of the 2021-22 school year, there were 44 vacancies, roughly a third of the total positions.
Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Iranetta Wright spent her first week in her new job visiting four of the district’s schools.
Treasurer and CFO Jennifer Wagner says if the levy were to stay on its current five-year course, voters would have to deal with voting on three separate levies in a four-year period.