5 high schools add crossing guards through city of Las Vegas

Las Vegas will station crossing guards at five additional high schools beginning Aug. 10, the city announced Tuesday. The schools—Bonanza, Centennial, Desert Pines, Shadow Ridge and Western—will join Arbor View, Cimarron‑Memorial and Clark, which already have guards in place. All elementary and middle schools in the city previously received crossing‑guard assignments. With the addition of these nine high schools, the total number of Las Vegas schools staffed with crossing guards rises to 92. The city allocates roughly $3.59 million each year to employ 322 crossing guards. Officials said they will continue to assess other high schools to determine whether similar safety measures are warranted. Placement decisions are based on several factors: roadway frontage, type of crossing, crossing distance, availability of alternative crossings, number of crossings, hourly vehicular traffic volumes, number of conflicting turning movements, and motorist and pedestrian sight lines and visibility.