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Parents, Kennedy Catholic officials urge Hendrick Hudson to reconsider ending longstanding busing arrangement
Summary
Parents of students attending John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School and school officials urged the Hendrick Hudson board to reconsider a decision to stop transporting those students, citing six weeks’ notice before the start of school and questions about how the district calculated the 15‑mile statutory limit.
A group of parents representing students who attend John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School told the Hendrick Hudson Central School District Board of Education on July 23 that a recent decision to discontinue bus service to Kennedy has left families scrambling and could disrupt students’ education.
At the board’s public comment period, an unnamed parent representing Kennedy Catholic families said the busing has been provided “for at least the past 17 years” and described the district’s late notice — about six weeks before the Sept. 2 start of school — as “disruptive” and potentially forcing some families to withdraw their children. The speaker asked the district to pause the change while parents and the district review distance calculations and alternatives, noting that temporary road…
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