MAG to provide crossing guard workshops in Mesa, Phoenix, Peoria

Hundreds of school crossing guards are expected to take part in regional training workshops sponsored by the Maricopa Association of Governments.

Three in-person workshops are scheduled for the following dates and locations:

• 9 a.m. Monday, July 22, Desert Ridge High School Auditorium, 10045 E. Madero Ave., Mesa.
• 9 a.m. Thursday, July 25, Steele Indian School Park, Memorial Hall, 300 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.
• 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 , Rio Vista Recreation Center, 8866 W. Thunderbird Road, Peoria.

The training sessions will last about three hours. Approximately 750 school crossing guards are expected to attend the workshops. while others will be able to watch recordings posted on the MAG Safe Routes to School website, organizers said.

The training to be provided will include essential crossing guard procedures, information on the health and welfare of guards and resources available from police and fire departments, according to a MAG release.

School crossing guards who are interested in participating in the training workshops must register online no later than 48 hours before the selected event date and time, the release stated.

Information and the registration link are available at https://azmag.gov/srts , or by calling the Maricopa Association of Governments at 602-254-6300.