Milton parent urges school committee to prioritize busing for 116 students left off routes

At the Milton School Committee meeting on Sept. 3, resident Nick Ahern urged the committee to make transportation a top budget priority for students who were not assigned bus routes this fall, saying 116 students are currently without district busing.

Ahern identified himself as a longtime Milton resident and parent of two daughters in the district and said his family’s jobs in public education make it impossible for them to transport the children. “The simple reality is due to our jobs in public education, my wife and I are both out during school hours and are incapable of driving my kids to school,” Ahern said. He asked the committee to “immediately prioritize the busing of these 116 students to and from school and make it a budget priority moving forward in future years as well.”

Why it matters: Ahern and other parents said…