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Parent raises safety concerns after bus stop moved; board forwards issue to transportation staff
Summary
A Shiloh District parent told the school board her child's bus stop was moved about a half‑mile to a location without sidewalks, creating safety and visibility problems; the chair said the transportation department had been notified and offered to meet with the parent to address the situation.
A parent from the Shiloh District told the school board that her son's bus stop was moved to a location about half a mile farther from the previous stop and that the new route lacks sidewalks, making the walk unsafe, especially as daylight shortens.
Nut graf: The parent asked the board to consider safety risks for children walking along a main road with no sidewalks and carrying concerns about vehicle blocking at the new stop; the chair said the transportation department had already been notified and offered to meet with the parent for details.
Details: Jamie Sims said the stop had been in the same place for “probably 11 years or longer” and called attention to lack of sidewalks, dark conditions as fall approaches and the risk of vehicles blocking access to nearby homes at the new stop. The chair responded that the concern had been forwarded to transportation and offered to set up a meeting: “I forwarded to our transportation department … if you have an opportunity to sit down with you, … we can set up a meeting so I can fill you in on some of the details.”
Ending: The superintendent and transportation staff were asked to follow up; the chair told the parent she had forwarded the parent’s email to the superintendent and that staff would address the matter outside the public meeting.
