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Resident urges stronger oversight after repeated high-school bus delays, says contractor billed for absent drivers

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A parent told the school committee that contracted bus company Connelly failed to provide contracted drivers, left many students late daily, and that the district is seeking refunds rather than tracking contract penalties.

During public participation, Stacy Theophilu, a Westwood resident, told the school committee she has raised ongoing high-school bus delays with the superintendent and seeks committee oversight. "How many students are late every day? We don't really know," Theophilu said, adding she had been told “at one point over 100 per day.”

Theophilu said bus-stop consolidations have created long or unsafe walks for some…

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