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Campbell Unified Asks San Jose to Prioritize Crosswalks After Boy Dies Near School

The district’s plea includes budgeting money for school crossing guards, and increasing enforcement of traffic laws in zones near schools

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The Campbell Unified School District is asking the city of San Jose to prioritize crosswalks after an 8-year-old died last Friday.

The incident happened near Castlemont Elementary School near the Campbell and San Jose border.

Jacob Villanueva was walking with his babysitter when a car hit them as they walked in the crosswalk. He died and his babysitter suffered non life-threatening injuries.

The district’s plea includes budgeting money for school crossing guards, and increasing enforcement of traffic laws in zones near schools.

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