The public are being quizzed on council plans to axe lollipop men and women outside a Lossiemouth school.
Parents will be given the chance to express their views in a new online survey.
The move will mean there will no longer be school crossing patrollers on hand to help pupils cross busy roads on their way to classes.
Parents are particularly concerned in Lossiemouth due to the heavy volume of traffic moving through the junction on School Brae children will now have to navigate themselves in the mornings.
Both Lossiemouth Community Council and the St Gerardine School Parent Council have held meetings in the hope of coming up with a solution to save the service.
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Now, they have launched an online survey so that parents from across the coastal town can air their views and decide what they want to do about the problem.
One possible solution is for parents to pay for the services of a school crossing patroller.
The survey will gauge how popular the idea is within the town.
All lollipop men and women will lose their jobs as a result of recent council budget cuts within the next few months.
Moray Council made the decision in February as part of plans to make substantial savings.
Lossiemouth Community Council chairman Mike Mulholland said: “We are waiting on the result of this survey before we decide to do something as we need to know we have a mandate.
“In our survey about whether people would pay for the service, 80% of 550 responses said yes so if we have to go it alone we will.
“We are still gathering information although the clock is ticking.”
The survey can be found on the Lossiemouth Community Council Facebook page.