In addition to pedestrian deaths being at a 25-year high, San Jose is facing a severe shortage of school crossing guards to keep kids safe at busy intersections near schools.
When children cross the street in front of Trace Elementary School in San Jose, it's Francisco Silva-Tellez giving them safe passage.
"He is the best crossing guard I could ever have for six years of my entire life of being here," said Dominic Dorrego, also a Trace Elementary 5th grader."This is not just any crossing guard," said grandparent Ed Hodges."I've seen him guard this intersection from cars that tried to get through. I mean literally tried to get through. He put his foot on the bumper and held his hand out like this.
He's a former Mexico City Policeman and a graduate of Mexico's top polytechnic university. He immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980's and is now a U.S. citizen. The manager of the school safety program says more people like Francisco are needed. San Jose is down 79 crossing guards from pre-COVID levels, forcing the city to leave 21 previously guarded intersections unstaffed for the first time in years.
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