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McFarland district reviews $20,000 hazardous‑transportation study and keeps existing bus zones
Summary
District staff presented a consultant study that largely upheld existing unusual hazardous transportation zones around Highway 51 and north of Sigel Cove; the review cost was about $20,000. County and local partners reviewed and approved the consultant’s recommendations; the board must adopt a plan by its next meeting to file with DPI.
District staff presented the results of a professional review of the district’s unusually hazardous transportation zones on April 7 and said the consultant’s recommendations will be filed with the Department of Public Instruction if the board adopts a plan at its next meeting.
District administrators said state law requires districts to provide transportation for students who live 2 miles or more from school, and that unusually hazardous transportation (UHT) zones allow districts to provide bus service closer than that where walking would be unsafe. The district contracted consultant Taddy (Taddy/TADI in the report) to…
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