Parent concerned crosswalk not safe for students near school on Jacksonville's Westside

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A local parent is concerned for the safety of students on Jacksonville's Westside.

Jonathan Prevot told Action News Jax there is not a crossing guard there, on a consistent basis, to help make sure the elementary and middle school students are able to walk to and from school without getting hit by a car.

Action News Jax Courtney Cole  went to Duval Charter School at Westside to see the intersection for herself and get answers about what's being done to fix the problem.

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The problem centers on103rd Street and Rockola Road, a busy intersection on Jacksonville's Westside.

"When exiting the school, it’s two lanes. You turn left or right. There’s three lanes on each side of 103rd Street,” Prevot said.

It's also right in front of Duval Charter School at Westside.

As a parent, that's what concerns Prevot the most.

Walking across this busy four-way intersection could be hard for an adult, but even more challenging for a child.

"I don’t want to look at the news and see one of those children hit by a car," Prevot said.

Prevot sent us this video taken during the first week of school.

You can see groups of children at the corner, with plenty of traffic but no crossing guard in sight.

"The principal, when I asked her on the second day of school, why isn’t there a crossing guard, her response to me was, 'It’s not my responsibility or the school’s responsibility.'"

Action News Jax Courtney Cole reached out to the principal, but was redirected to Colleen Reynolds, the school’s media liaison.

Reynolds told Action News Jax the school has a state trooper there to assist the kids, but when asked if the trooper would be there permanently, for the duration of the school year, she responded, "He is there while we need him."

The spokeswoman for the school also stressed “student safety is their No. 1 priority.”

Reynolds went on to say there’s  a traffic light and crosswalk to guide students, but Prevot says that’s not enough.

"They’ll have somebody out there from time to time, but it’s never a consistent thing,” Prevot told Action News Jax.

While the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is in charge of training, hiring and supervising crossing guards, Melissa Bujeda, the spokeswoman for the agency, told me they can't do that until the city of Jacksonville does a study to determine if they're necessary.

When Action News Jax Courtney Cole checked with the City, they told her they would have to see if there any plans to work with the school to bring crossing guards to the school.

“All I want is for someone to be consistent with the children’s safety.”

Just after 7 p.m., the city of Jacksonville confirmed Duval Charter School at Westside is working the city to research some safer solution for the students.

Action News Jax will continue to follow this story and bring you updates as we receive them.