Originally Posted by
tjspiel
Why are they waving traffic through at all? The crossing guards at my kids' school will hold their flags up and step out into the intersection to allow the students to cross. Then they move back to their positions on the corners. They don't wave any cars through. It's up to the drivers to make sure the intersection is clear of traffic before proceeding.
I'm guessing that was the intention here as well. Probably the kids don't fully understand the implications of what they are doing and are trying to be helpful.