APS Department of Safety and Security announces a first …
After managing school crossing guards for over 30 years, the Atlanta Police Department discontinued doing so after severe budget cuts in 2008. This resulted in APS Department of Safety and Security (under the leadership of Marquenta A. Sands and Elbert Stringer, Jr.) picking up the torch and creating its own School Crossing Guard Program – the only one of its kind in the state of Georgia.
The honorable Gov. Sonny Purdue has officially declared Jan. 11-15, 2010 as Atlanta Public Schools School Crossing Guard Recognition Week for the state of Georgia.