Parents have spoken of their fears for the safety of their children after a school’s lollipop man retired.
The lollipop man at Seaview Primary School, in Monifieth, retired last week with a replacement yet to be found.
Parents told the Tele they thought that it was “a matter of time” before a serious accident occurred on the road outside of the school.
Elspeth Roy, 67, a grandparent of one of the school’s pupils, said she thought it was essential for a lollipop man to be in place at Seaview.
She added: “The road has a bad bend and is also busy.
“It is on a bus route. I think that it’s always valuable to have a lollipop man outside of the school.”
Another parent said: “I would hope that they get the position filled as soon as possible. They should have had someone ready to take on the role.
“It’s about kids’ safety at the end of the day and they are being put at risk.”
One parent, who did not want to be named, said: “It’s a really busy road and it is only a matter of time before an accident happens.
“You have young children crossing the road and yesterday I saw cars slowing down to let them across in groups. All it takes is for someone to not be paying attention and we could have something very serious on our hands.”
Another added: “It is ridiculous the school has known about the lollipop man retiring for ages, yet they have not sorted a replacement. They are lucky no one has been knocked down.”
John Bow, Tayside Contracts facilities manager, said that they were “doing everything possible to fill the role” and he hoped to have done so by next week.
He said: “It is difficult to recruit into this position at short notice because of the PVG scheme process, which we can’t do anything about.
“We have advertised the post since December when the former lollipop man’s notice was put in.
“I empathise with parents but it is their duty to ensure their children arrive at school safely.
“There is also a shortage of people who are trained in the area who could support the role temporarily.”
A spokesman for Angus Council said: “Children have been reminded about road safety and this will be reinforced by the head during assembly.”