After her concerns were ignored, mom puts on reflective vest and uses lights to direct traffic at elementary school

Hope Schreiber
·Writer


A mother from Memphis, Tenn., realized the only way to ensure the safety of the children during dismissal at Ross Elementary School was to take on the responsibility herself.

Danielle Jones told local Memphis news station WREG that the school is fantastic, but the traffic is a huge problem. At the end of the school day, cars line up in a lane of traffic. If exiting cars are turning left, it’s impossible for them to see oncoming cars.

“These cars are going fast,” Jones told the news outlet. “When I contacted Shelby County [Schools] security and safety, they sent one car out. That man came and he left. He saw how hectic it was. He didn’t do anything. Something needs to be done before someone gets hurt.”

A neighbor, who works at the airport, gave her a vest and lights, and Jones got down to work. She started to direct drivers herself, and fellow parents are glad to have her around.

“It makes everybody feel safe,” parent Cindy Bell said of Jones’s work. “People can get out safe and don’t have to worry about oncoming traffic. It makes it easier.”

Another parent, Niasha King, said that the mother should be paid for her work.

For Jones, her No. 1 priority is the children’s safety. “I’d hate for a child to be injured,” the selfless woman told the news outlet.

Shelby County School district did not immediately respond to Yahoo Lifestyle’s requests for comment.

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