FORT MILL, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- It’s the first day back to school for many South Carolina students Monday, including those in the Fort Mill School District, but along with the excitement, there are also some big changes that families need to know about.

At several Fort Mill schools where traffic is often heavy, crossing guards will now have a new focus: helping students who walk or bike safely across crosswalks.

They will no longer step into traffic to direct vehicles. This change comes after two serious incidents involving guards last school year.

Back in March 2024, Stanley Brucker, a well-known and loved crossing guard at Fort Mill Elementary, was hit and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic. Later that year, in October, another guard was hit outside Fort Mill High School

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