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District reduces routes to meet budget; trustees approve changes to safety busing zones

5418051 · July 18, 2025
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Transportation staff cut five bus routes by raising the walk/safety score and redefining non‑transportation zones; trustees approved the route changes after questions about student counts and maps.

The Lakeland School District approved a transportation plan Tuesday that reduces five bus routes to meet budget targets by changing safety‑busing parameters and expanding several non‑transportation zones.

Jessica Dainart, the district transportation director, told trustees staff raised the safe‑walk score from 50 to 56, reclassified some roads as non‑transportation zones and reduced side‑road runs.…

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