8-15,104. School crossing guards; appointment; training; limitations.
8-15,104
8-15,104. School crossing guards; appointment;
training; limitations.
(a) The governing body of any school district, nonpublic
school, city or county is hereby authorized to appoint and equip volunteers and
designated
employees of such
school district, nonpublic school, city or county, and may provide training
to
such volunteers as
school crossing guards, as defined in
K.S.A. 2009 Supp.
8-1492, and amendments
thereto, to direct traffic at school crossings, streets and highways in the
vicinity of schools and bus
stops, by means of
lawful orders, signs or semaphores. Such persons shall wear a distinctive garb
or insignia
indicating such appointment.
(b) School crossing guards shall not have the power to issue citations or the
power to
arrest provided to law enforcement officers.
History: L. 2006, ch. 134, § 3; July 1.