Were you a school crossing guard as a child?

Driving around yesterday afternoon with my husband and started talking about all the crossing guards we see every day. I told him that when I was a kid, the crosswalk in front of our elementary school was manned by child crossing guards. You had to be in Grade 6 and willing to give up part of your lunch and stay a little later after school. But yeah, kids did this job.

My husband said, "That sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen."

Was my school just weird or did anyone here act as a crossing guard for fellow students? I did notice that long after I left the school, this practice stopped. But the whole time I was there (K-gr. 6) it was a mainstay and kids couldn't wait to be old enough to be chosen for the role.