Council chiefs in Rotherham are pulling the funding for lollypop men and women outside schools.
They have identified 21 crossing points across the town where they claim ‘nationally agreed criteria’ is not met dictating where the council has to provide lollypop men and women. Bosses have asked schools affected whether they want to pay the council to continue providing the crossing service.
Nine have agreed, but three – Brinsworth Whitehill, Kilnhurst Junior and Infants and Swinton Brookfield – have opted against paying.
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