For two decades, Chris Kuchefski stood at the crosswalk outside Gayman Elementary School on Point Pleasant Pike, waving students across and watching them grow from kindergartners into sixth graders. That run ended this month, marked with a plaque.

Plumstead Township Police Chief and Director of Public Safety David Mettin presented Kuchefski with the recognition at a Board of Supervisors meeting, honoring his 20 years as the township's crossing guard at the Central Bucks School District elementary school, the Bucks County Herald reported.

"Chris has been there with a smile and a watchful eye, making sure countless students arrive safely at school and return home each day," Mettin said at the meeting.

Mettin called the presentation a recognition of Kuchefski's consistent dedication to student safety. Over 20 years at the same post, Kuchefski became a fixture of the morning routine for families living in the Plumstead Township neighborhoods that feed into Gayman Elementary.

Gayman, at 4440 Point Pleasant Pike in Doylestown, serves approximately 374 students in grades K-6, according to CBSD enrollment data. It is one of 15 elementary schools in the Central Bucks system, drawing families from across Plumstead Township.

Mettin, who began his law enforcement career in 1987 with the Doylestown Township Police Department, has led the Plumstead Township Police Department for years and was appointed to the newly created director of public safety role in July 2025. The dual role oversees emergency services and community safety operations, including school crossing assignments.