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Transportation director reports bus badging tracked three missing/ misplaced students; district to add 2023 transit vehicle

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Transportation Director Marcy Hannigan reported the district’s new student bus badging system helped locate students who missed stops or boarded wrong buses; the department also plans to add a 2023 transit vehicle with 54,000 miles and modern safety features.

Marcy Hannigan, the district’s director of transportation, told the board the new bus badging system is already delivering safety and operational benefits.

Hannigan recounted three recent incidents resolved after reviewing badge logs: a student who had badged onto the wrong bus and was reunited with family after staff contacted the driver; a student who fell asleep on the bus and was located because the badge showed he had not de‑badged; and a student who got off at a park, whose location was determined and who was found safe. "Right away we can say, hey, we know where your student is. Everything is good," Hannigan said.

Hannigan also reported the district located and intends to acquire a 2023…

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