Mixed reaction to SF plan to add more school crossing guards

There are now morning and afternoon crossing guards at all but two San Francisco public schools, according to officials.

That’s down from 21 schools at the start of the 2025-26 academic year last month, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said Monday.

Many parents who were caught off guard by the amount of unsupervised intersections when students returned to classes say they are relieved, but others are still frustrated.

Leaders from the local chapter of SEIU 1021, the union representing The City’s crossing guards, have taken issue with the SFMTA reassigning other department staff as a temporary way to fill the shortage of crossing guards while the agency works on permanent hires.

“They didn’t meet and confer with us to hear our possible solutions,” said union president