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School wardens in Kerry have been spat at, clipped by cars and verbally abused. A recent report shows there have been 130 recorded ‘serious or notable’ incidents against school wardens across Ireland; three of these were in Kerry in the past two years. Road safety officer with Kerry County Council Declan Keogh says abuse of any sort directed at school wardens is unacceptable. There are 18 school warden crossings in Kerry, and motorists are legally required to stop and wait when instructed to do so by school wardens. Mr Keogh explains what school wardens in Kerry have been subjected to in recent years: Kerry’s road safety officer says dangerous or inappropriate behaviour on roads is putting young people in severe danger. He was reacting to the Road Safety Authority's Child Casualties Report for 2021-2025. The report found that 19 children under the age of 16 were killed or seriously injured on the roads in Kerry in the last five years. Declan Keogh says people need to be mindful of their driving behaviours on all types of roads and to take their surroundings into account: