Crossing guards will no longer be assigned to Fairfax County high schools starting in the fall, a shift that has some parents and elected officials in the Northern Virginia suburb concerned about student safety.
The guards will continue to work at the county’s three secondary schools and at the district’s elementary and middle schools.
The change is tied to the county’s fiscal 2027 budget, and it’s the second consecutive budget cycle that crossing guards at high schools have been debated. Last spring, however, the county’s Board of Supervisors provided one-time funding to keep the crossing guard positions intact…