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Board approves added stops after debate over 1.5-mile eligibility and family impacts
Summary
Trustees approved recommendations to add bus stops on several routes after staff said a statutory interpretation requiring a 1.5-mile measurement created eligibility for new stops; parents and trustees raised concerns about longer walks for rural families and a single-parent household.
The school board approved adding stops to several bus routes after staff told trustees that state statute requires a 1.5-mile measurement to determine student eligibility for district transportation, not a straight-line "as-the-crow-flies" model the district had previously used.
Why it matters: the change affects rural families across the district and will determine who is eligible for district-provided bus service or in-lieu mileage reimbursement. Trustees said several parents called the district asking for help after their stops were removed or…
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