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Board adopts bus contractor limit and lottery for new or unfilled routes after lengthy debate
Summary
Rutherford County School Board adopted a transportation policy limiting contractors to 10 contracts (grandfathered for existing contracts) and added a lottery system for new or unfilled bus routes to reduce perceived favoritism and protect small contractors.
The Rutherford County School Board voted June 24 to adopt a revised student transportation policy that restricts the number of bus-route contracts any single contractor may hold and establishes a lottery for awarding new or unfilled routes. The adopted policy sets a 10-contract limit for contractors during any school year, while grandfathering existing contracts signed under current terms through the end of the current contract term. The board also removed the old tiered priority system and approved an amendment to use a random-draw (lottery) system — modeled on the…
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