School crossing patrols in Rochdale to wear security cameras after lollipop lady punched

Lollipop ladies and men will begin wearing security cameras after a spate of incidents which saw one of them punched and two children involved in hit and run incidents.will be given body-worn cameras in a trial to protect children and the patrol staff.Councillor Shah Wazir, cabinet member for facilities and highways at Rochdale Borough Council, said: "I’m appalled by these incidents.

The following week, on 21 May, a car queuing in traffic on Kiln Lane, Milnrow reversed into an 11-year-old girl, as she was crossing the road.Fortunately, neither child was seriously injured. The male driver pulled up in his car, got out and punched the woman, leaving her with a mark on her face, before driving off. The staff member has recovered and returned to work.Cllr Wazir said: “This aggression and impatience from drivers has now led to two young children being clipped by cars and culminated in a physical attack on one of our members of staff while she was doing her job.

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