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Residents, students urge CFISD trustees to restore bus routes after cuts tied to safety incidents
Summary
Multiple speakers at the March 3 Cypress‑Fairbanks ISD board meeting urged trustees to restore school bus routes cut last fall, saying route changes have created dangerous crossings and led to student injuries; speakers cited at least 14 students struck by vehicles and asked trustees to reinstate late/overflow buses and crossing guards.
Multiple parents and a student told the Cypress‑Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees on March 3 that cuts to bus routes implemented last school year have made travel to school dangerous and placed students at risk.
"My backpack is 17 pounds. I am 64 pounds, carrying 26.5 of my body weight," said Charlotte Hostetler, identified in remarks as a student, describing how she must bike and carry instruments and books after the elimination of her bus route. "I really hope buses can be restored, so me and my friends in the neighborhood could travel…
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