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Parents ask Snoqualmie Valley School District to approve transfer petition over long bus commutes
Summary
Three public commenters — two parents and an 8-year-old student — told the Snoqualmie Valley School District board on July 10 that their North Sammamish neighborhood should be allowed to transfer to a closer district, citing hour‑long bus rides, safety and loss of neighborhood ties.
Parents and a child urged the Snoqualmie Valley School District Board of Directors on July 10 to approve a petition that would reassign their North Sammamish neighborhood to a closer school district, saying current school assignments subject children to long bus rides and reduce family access and safety.
The petition — which petitioners said has been submitted to the district — asks the board to approve a transfer to schools closer to the speakers’ homes, allowing shorter commutes and access to aftercare and activities they said are unavailable under the current assignments.
Saurabh Shrivastava, a North Sammamish parent, told the board that his family is currently zoned to…
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