They slow down the heat of the drivers of a pallet raising “STOP SCHOOL”. Unemployed, retired … These temporary workers are monitoring the crosswalks to round off their ends of the month.

They donned their fluorescent safety vest and adopted the red “STOP SCHOOL” palette. From 1 September, the new pedestrian crossing supervisors will have to regulate traffic every time children enter the road. Twenty of them followed, yesterday, mandatory half-day training.

 

“You must be irreproachable, you represent the City”, launches Mathieu Chouteau, Director of the Directorate of Prevention and Protection (DPP) of Paris. Supervised by officers of the police headquarters and City security inspectors, the contractors have repeated the actions they will have to respect as early as next week. “If they are badly done, you will put yourself in danger. And children too,” insists a police officer in reflective vest.” You must be sure of yourself,” he insists.

 

Palette in the air, left arm stretched: it shows the example to follow. In turn, the future supervisors practice on the road under the watchful eye of the agents. “Do not forget to point fingers at motorists before you commit,” says Kriol, security inspector, to a temporary contractor.

 

In the ranks, students listen to the instructions, sometimes laughing. They gradually assimilate all the gestures, with a smile. Like Michelin, 50, who repeats the movements between each passage? “I wanted to work for the town hall and be in contact with children and Parisians,” she says. She will spend her early childhood CAP in December. Meanwhile, this job allows him to round off his end of the month.

 

For Mushin, 34, unemployed for three years, “it’s a great opportunity. It allows me to have contact with the town hall and I like the job. I am excited to begin “. He will be stationed at the corner of Bonito and championing (18th) streets with wear a high visibility vest in September, one of 449 school points in Paris.

 

The contractors are paid 390 € net per month for 40 hours of work. A “not too busy” activity for André, 65, retired for a year. “I did not want to stay at home doing nothing, so it’s perfect. I keep a foot in the working life.”