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District and parents press transportation fixes as monitors cite 45,000-student operation; MLK after-school grant raises funding questions
Summary
State-appointed monitors and parents pressed the district over transportation shortcomings; district officials said understaffing and a routing-system transition are causing short-term problems and estimated potential costs to provide transportation for a new after-school program.
State monitors and parents highlighted major transportation challenges facing the district, and board members discussed operational changes and funding questions tied to a new after-school program run in partnership with the Martin Luther King organization.
The financial monitor told the board the district transports about 45,000 students daily, making it the second-largest student-transport operation in New York State after New York City. Board members and parents raised specific concerns during public comment about bus conditions, functioning air conditioning and working cameras, and placement of…
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