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Des Moines wants out of the crossing guard business

In Des Moines, those crossing guards are hired and trained by the Des Moines Police Department through a partnership with Des Moines Public Schools that dates back more than 50 years. But now the police department says it wants out of the crossing guard business. The growing number of no-shows and fewer people wanting to work one to two hours a day is making it hard to cover 22 elementary schools without pulling in officers to fill the gaps, police officials say.        

 

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